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dead air

noun

  1. the loss or suspension of the video or audio signal during a television or radio transmission.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of dead air1

First recorded in 1940–45
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Example Sentences

But the film’s scattershot writing leaves its punchlines hitting dead air before falling smack against the floor.

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Instead, the backing track squawked for a second and then dead air filled the room, with nary a patriotic chord to be heard.

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For decades, people have been screaming into dead air about acknowledging the hurt and mistreatment of Indigenous people in Hollywood.

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The entire commentary shines with a very knowledgeable director explaining his craft and his motivations with only a few areas of dead air.

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Why do the people who manage Dodger Stadium feel that every single second of dead air has to be filled with loud music, sound effects and electronic whizbang?

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