ground wave


noun
  1. a radio wave that propagates on or near the earth's surface and is affected by the ground and the troposphere.

Origin of ground wave

1
First recorded in 1925–30

Words Nearby ground wave

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How to use ground wave in a sentence

  • The rolling ground wave in the wake of the shock blast, rocked and bounced the solid, timber and adobe main house.

    Make Mine Homogenized | Rick Raphael
  • Then came the ground wave, rolling through the earth like a gopher through a garden.

    Make Mine Homogenized | Rick Raphael

British Dictionary definitions for ground wave

ground wave

noun
  1. a radio wave that travels directly between a transmitting and a receiving aerial: Compare sky wave

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