CB radio
Americannoun
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a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies.
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a system of private radio communication built around such a device.
Example Sentences
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“They would have … been happy to use CB radio’s relative privacy. The FBI might tap your landline phone in the early 1960s, but they could not monitor sporadic, local CB radio communications,” Blake said.
From Slate • Jun. 29, 2022
“Seventh day and we’re blowing our horns,” one driver said over a CB radio heard during a live stream.
From Washington Post • Mar. 14, 2022
He became a CB radio buff and talked to truckers as they drove by on nearby Interstate 78.
From Washington Times • Sep. 23, 2021
Among those who stepped forward to help were CB radio users whose help police welcomed, as an extensive network of local people who knew the area well.
From BBC • May 17, 2021
But the three of them continued on together, following what Grant had overheard on his truck’s CB radio before it broke down: There might be people up the road, other survivors.
From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone
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