ground wave

American  

noun

1. a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.

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ground wave British  

noun

1. a radio wave that travels directly between a transmitting and a receiving aerial Compare sky wave

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Etymology

Origin of ground wave

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

He hoped to get them to higher ground, but there was no time: The ground wave curled up under them and tossed them both through the air as if they were rag dolls.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

Then came the ground wave, rolling through the earth like a gopher through a garden.

From Make Mine Homogenized by Freas, Kelly

One can be in QSO on 20 metres via ground wave with a station a couple of hundred miles away with signals around s2 to s3.

From The Dawn of Amateur Radio in the U.K. and Greece: a personal view by Joly, Norman F.

The rolling ground wave in the wake of the shock blast, rocked and bounced the solid, timber and adobe main house.

From Make Mine Homogenized by Freas, Kelly