radio silence
noun
a state or period of time in which radios are not transmitting signals: The week’s stormy weather has caused local radio silence.
radio silent
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a word derived from
radio silence.
Example Sentences
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Yet, if they removed that helmet and broke the barrier of the suit shielding them from outer space, that conversation would be cut — and all sound would go radio silent.
From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2025
“He went radio silent in June or July,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 11, 2024
Other than that, he prefers to stay radio silent in the buildup to the game’s start so he can think about all the plays he’s about to make.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 11, 2021
His sorrowful existence is shattered when he’s assigned to a subterranean station that’s been eerily radio silent for two days.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
Ernest spent the hours pacing by the radio, silent and withdrawn among friends and colleagues from the lab.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
