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Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
Charles Krauthammer

Meaning of "airwaves" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF AIRWAVES

airwaves  [ˈɛəˌweɪvz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AIRWAVES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Airwaves is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AIRWAVES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of airwaves in the English dictionary

The definition of airwaves in the dictionary is radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AIRWAVES


archives
ˈɑːkaɪvz
chives
ˈtʃaɪvz
derivatives
dɪˈrɪvətɪvz
drawknives
ˈdrɔːˌnaɪvz
fives
faɪvz
flagstaves
ˈflæɡˌsteɪvz
hives
haɪvz
housewives
ˈhaʊsˌwaɪvz
Ives
aɪvz
knives
naɪvz
lives
laɪvz
midwives
ˈmɪdˌwaɪvz
Olives
ˈɒlɪvz
paperknives
ˈpeɪpəˌnaɪvz
penknives
ˈpennaɪvz
pocketknives
ˈpɒkɪtˌnaɪvz
quarterstaves
ˈkwɔːtəˌsteɪvz
staves
steɪvz
WAVES
weɪvz
wives
waɪvz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AIRWAVES

airspeed indicator
airstop
airstream
airstrip
airt
airth
airtight
airtightness
airtime
airtsy-mairtsy
airward
airwards
airwave
airway
airwise
airwoman
airworthiness
airworthy
airy
airy-fairy

WORDS THAT END LIKE AIRWAVES

broadleaves
continuous waves
de Broglie waves
eaves
fig leaves
flyleaves
Graves
greaves
Hargreaves
haves
heaves
interleaves
leaves
loaves
make waves
maple leaves
matter waves
sheaves
tea leaves
the waves

Synonyms and antonyms of airwaves in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «airwaves» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AIRWAVES

Find out the translation of airwaves to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of airwaves from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «airwaves» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

无线电波
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ondas
570 millions of speakers

English

airwaves
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

airwaves
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

موجات الأثير
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эфир
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ondas sonoras
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

থেকে airwaves
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ondes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Gelombang udara
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Äther
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

放送電波
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

방송 전파
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Airwaves
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sóng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஒளிபரப்பாகி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वायुमार्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hava dalgaları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frequenze
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Airwaves
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ефір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Airwaves
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ερτζιανά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luggolwe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

etermedierna
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

eteren
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of airwaves

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRWAVES»

The term «airwaves» is quite widely used and occupies the 33.124 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AIRWAVES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «airwaves» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «airwaves» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about airwaves

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10 QUOTES WITH «AIRWAVES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word airwaves.
1
Mark Boal
One big, glaring difference I can think of between Iraq and Vietnam is the news coverage. During the Vietnam War era, you had TV coverage of the war saturating the airwaves every night, and that coverage wasn't put through a military filter at all.
2
Mary Chapin Carpenter
I've never... when I was having songs on the airwaves, and that sort of thing, I never felt a sense of pressure anywhere except from myself, to do things the way I wanted to do them; to feel authentic; to feel like I was presenting my true self to the world.
3
Adrian Cronauer
It's not written in the Constitution or anything else.... Congress, just out of the clear blue sky, said the airwaves belong to the people, which means, in essence, that it belongs to Congress.
4
Adrian Cronauer
The concept that you cannot own the airwaves has caused far more harm than good.
5
Joe Elliott
There were incredibly few rock songs making it out to the airwaves until the '80s came along.
6
Reed Hundt
The public owns the airwaves; Congress gave them to broadcasters for free, with the understanding that they would serve the public interest while trying to maximize profit. An aspect of serving the public is to use the immense power of electronic media to reflect evolving standards of respect for other people.
7
Reed Hundt
Congress has repeatedly passed laws and otherwise raised a ruckus about indecent language on the broadcast airwaves used for radio and television.
8
Charles Krauthammer
Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country - and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.
9
John Lahr
Did you come of age in those sweet summers of the early nineteen-sixties, when the airwaves were full of rock and roll's doo-wop promise of joy and the nation was full of J.F.K.'s eloquent promise of a New Frontier? I did. Life seemed to be laid out before us like a banquet; everything was for the taking, especially hearts.
10
Ralph Macchio
I've come up in the scripted world, and I have wished there were more time slots for us to tell compelling scripted stories and not fill the airwaves with a lot of fluff and tabloid entertainment.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AIRWAVES»

Discover the use of airwaves in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to airwaves and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Airwaves
So what if Colin Michaels is traffic-stopping gorgeous?
Sherrie Lord, 1998
2
Airwaves: A Collection of Radio Editorials from the Golden Apple
Air Waves is a collection of poignant, vividly portrayed, and emotion-laden stories written for the airwaves, under the guise of "editorials of the air.
William O'Shaughnessy, 1999
3
The Airwaves of New York: Illustrated Histories of 156 AM ...
The Airwaves of New York traces the history of 156 stations, from WAAM (one of the most important stations in area broadcasting's early years) to WZRC (the first full-time Korean-language station in New York).
Bill Jaker, Frank Sulek, Peter Kanze, 1998
4
Making Airwaves
The story he tells in Making Airwaves: 60 Years at Milo's Microphone is a profile in courage, a tale of talent and determination, and a behind-the-scenes look at seven decades of baseball history.
Milo Hamilton, Dan Schlossberg, Bob Ibach, 2011
5
Crowded Airwaves: Campaign Advertising in Elections
This volume gathers some of the most important new work in American political advertising and communication. It will be of special importance to those concerned with the tone and content of electoral campaigns and political discourse.
James A. Thurber, Candice J. Nelson, David A. Dulio, 2000
6
Human Rights and African Airwaves: Mediating Equality on the ...
Harri Englund reveals broadcasters' everyday struggles with state-sponsored biases and a listening public with strong views and a critical ear.
Harri Englund, 2011
7
Batman: Emperor of the Airwaves
When Batman connects the Penguin's purchase of Gotham's largest media company with a new crime wave, the Dark Knight sets out to stop the evil doings, but the Penguin's new TV news channel makes him look like the criminal.
Donald B. Lemke, 2009
8
Over the Airwaves: My Life in Broadcasting
"Trevor Hill knew from a very early age that he wanted to work for the BBC.
Trevor Hill, 2005
9
Domesticating the Airwaves: Broadcasting, Domesticity and ...
An exploration of how the domestic reception of broadcasting shaped the medium, from the 1920s to the present day.
Maggie Andrews, 2012
10
Hitler's Airwaves: The Inside Story of Nazi Radio ...
The first book-length study of the full extent of the Nazi propaganda effort, it draws on a vast array of newly-available material: interviews with contemporaries and treason trial transcripts, the private archive of Roderich Dietze, ...
‎1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AIRWAVES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term airwaves is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Raking in the airwaves
As the government stepped in, the Supreme Court declared in 1995 that airwaves were public property, to be regulated by a public authority. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
2
Trans radio host Stephanie Hirst set to return to airwaves
Popular radio host Stephanie Hirst, who quit her show after announcing her transition to female, is set to make a return to the airwaves. «PinkNews, Jul 15»
3
Rogers wraps deals for Mobilicity, Shaw airwaves
Rogers Communications (RCI +0.2%) has wrapped up its acquisition of Mobilicity, as well as its deal to buy AWS wireless spectrum from Shaw ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
4
More Artists Announced for Iceland Airwaves
The latest round of artists for this year's Iceland Airwaves were announced yesterday: Mercury Rev, SOAK, Lucy Rose, JME and Aurora, taking ... «IcelandReview, Jul 15»
5
'The Dukes of Hazzard' Booted Off TV Land Airwaves — but Network …
They may be “just'a good ol' boys, never meanin' no harm,” but it appears that Bo and Luke and their trusty General Lee are no longer in the ... «TheBlaze.com, Jul 15»
6
DJ to return to the airwaves after gender transition
DJ Stephanie Hirst is returning to the airwaves to front her first show since her gender transition last year. The DJ, who used to be known as ... «The Star, Jul 15»
7
Boris took to the airwaves, Dave was in a holding pattern overhead
Like all delays involving airports, we had hardly any actual information. We began PMQs with only one fact: the report by Howard Davies, which ... «The Times, Jul 15»
8
Amateur Radio Field Day drill fills Palomar Country airwaves
In this age of mass technology and instant communication, people may forget about good old ham radio. Just to remind everyone that ham ... «Valley Roadrunner, Jul 15»
9
Airwaves: 15-year-old learns that 'space is hard'
On Sunday morning, International Space Station Commander Scott Kelly sent out a tweet noting, in part, that "space is hard." Few understand ... «Las Cruces Sun-News, Jul 15»
10
Latest additions to Iceland Airwaves 2015 lineup include JME, Lucy …
UK artists Lucy Rose and grimestar JME, SOAK from Ireland and American band Mercury Rev are amongst the latest additions to a festival on ... «The 405, Jun 15»

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