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short wave

noun

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

      a short-wave broadcast

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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The short waves that struck in quick succession were the worst: “They hit you like walls.”

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She looked up and gave a short wave with a gloved hand but said nothing.

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In other words, short waves sound high; long waves sound low.

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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.

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

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