shortwave radio
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Many are small Chinese tankers that make their presence and origin known to the Revolutionary Guard through loudspeakers and shortwave radio.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
At night, she turns on the shortwave radio to eavesdrop on other starving families without being tempted to help.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 1, 2025
They communicated with her via shortwave radio, playing a waltz and a song from the opera Madame Butterfly as signals that her handlers had a message for her.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 6, 2023
News of the Fulro president's death had never reached Hin Nie on his shortwave radio set.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2023
Werner thinks of the shortwave radio tucked into the old wooden first-aid cabinet beneath his cot.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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