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noun
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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Origin of ground wave

First recorded in 1925–30
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How to use ground wave in a sentence

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

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

British Dictionary definitions for ground wave

ground wave

ground ray


noun
a radio wave that travels directly between a transmitting and a receiving aerialCompare sky wave
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