CB
noun
Citizens’ Band: a radio system that people, especially truck drivers, use for talking to one another
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noun
Citizens’ Band: a radio system that people, especially truck drivers, use for talking to one another
adverb, preposition
used at the end of your turn in a radio conversation to show that you have finished speaking and the other person can speak
noun
a system of sending and receiving spoken messages by using electronic signals, for example the system used by the police or pilots
noun
the piece of equipment used for sending or receiving spoken messages using electronic signals
verb
to change the form of a radio message so that only someone with special equipment can understand it
to end a conversation by radio or computer
noun
a piece of electronic equipment used for communicating with radio or radar. It sends a reply every time that it receives a signal.
noun
a small radio that you can carry and use for communicating with someone else who also has one
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