short wave

British

noun

1. a radio wave with a wavelength in the range 10–100 metres
2. ( as modifier )
  
  a short-wave broadcast

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As I was leaving, he fended off another homeless guy who wanted to fight, and surfers rode a short wave that broke right.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2022

“It was a short wave … and the good news is that it was not very severe in terms of hospitalizations and deaths,” she said.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 22, 2021

What was once a wave that broke directly off the jetty and rolled left has added another peak, slightly uptown, allowing for a short wave that instead rolls right.

From New York Times • Apr. 28, 2013

Somalis living in al Shabaab-held territories confirmed that BBC had gone off air on local frequencies but said programing could still be picked up on short wave.

From Reuters • Apr. 9, 2010

Once, they sent the poor boy all the way to Santiago to pick up batteries for the short wave.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez

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