lead-in
noun
- the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
- the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.
adjective
Origin of lead-in
Related Words for lead-in
foreword, ingress, awakening, insertion, preface, primer, prelude, lead, addition, preamble, admittance, initiation, induction, opening, inauguration, overture, inception, establishment, beginning, institutionExamples from the Web for lead-in
Contemporary Examples of lead-in
The lead-in for traffic is a cheery: “Now a look at your morning commute.”
As the title suggests, this half-hour program debuts before the sun comes up—at 5:30 a.m. EDT—as the lead-in to Morning Joe.
Historical Examples of lead-in
Then there was an additional coil of wire to be used for lead-in and suspension wires.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire PatrolLewis E. Theiss
As soon as the aerial dangled aloft, Lumley got tools to bore a hole in the window-sash for the lead-in wire.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire PatrolLewis E. Theiss
The intruder had taken both aerial and lead-in wire, and Charley hadn't a hundred feet of wire left in the place.
The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire PatrolLewis E. Theiss
But before he could squeeze off a round we were out of the lead-in road and on the broad highway.
Highways in HidingGeorge Oliver Smith
For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen.
The Campfire Girls of RoselawnMargaret Penrose