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lead-in
[ leed-in ]
noun
- something that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening.
- Radio, Television.
- the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
- the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.
adjective
- (of a conductor) carrying input to an electric or electronic device or circuit, especially from an antenna.
lead-in
/ ˈliːdˌɪn /
noun
- an introduction to a subject
- ( as modifier )
a lead-in announcement
- the connection between a radio transmitter, receiver, etc, and the aerial or transmission line
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Word History and Origins
Origin of lead-in1
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Example Sentences
The lead-in for traffic is a cheery: “Now a look at your morning commute.”
But paying those fees was always worth it because the show did big ratings and it was a fantastic lead-in.
Those stations pay big fees to air the show because it is a valuable lead-in to their news programs.
As the title suggests, this half-hour program debuts before the sun comes up—at 5:30 a.m. EDT—as the lead-in to Morning Joe.
For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen.
But before he could squeeze off a round we were out of the lead-in road and on the broad highway.
Keep antenna lead out of engine compartment to avoid possibility of ignition interference being picked up by the lead-in.
In the bulb is a short tungsten filament wound in the form of a tight spiral, and supported between two lead-in wires.
The lead-in wire which drops to the wireless cabin is attached to the aërial by winding it around each one of the aërial waves.
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