lead-in
[leed-in]
- something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Radio, Television.
- the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
- the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.
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- (of a conductor) carrying input to an electric or electronic device or circuit, especially from an antenna.
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Origin of lead-in
First recorded in 1910–15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase lead in
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Contemporary Examples
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
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
lead-in
- an introduction to a subject
- (as modifier)a lead-in announcement
- the connection between a radio transmitter, receiver, etc, and the aerial or transmission line
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