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ground wave

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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Words nearby ground wave

ground substance, ground tackle, ground tissue, ground track, ground water, ground wave, ground ways, ground wire, ground zero, ground-breaking, ground-controlled approach

Origin of ground wave

First recorded in 1925–30
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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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