sky wave
noun Radio.
a radio wave propagated upward from earth, whether reflected by the ionosphere or not.
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Origin of sky wave
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby sky wave
skysurfing, sky train, skytrooper, skywalk, skyward, sky wave, skyway, skywrite, skywriting, SL, SLA
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British Dictionary definitions for sky wave
sky wave
noun
a radio wave reflected back to the earth by the ionosphere (ionospheric wave), permitting transmission around the curved surface of the earthCompare ground wave
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