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What does short-wave mean?

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Adjective
  1. Alternative spelling of shortwave
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I was sharing a tent with John Hunt and set up a short-wave radio to listen to the Met Office weather report.
The short-wave operator came running to the wharf, waving a written message.
Records show that, on opening, it had space for 21 police vehicles, including 14 equipped with short-wave radios.
Everything was censored and she relied on the BBC, broadcast through her short-wave radio, for real news from the outside world.
In devastated areas, short-wave radios are likely to be more common and reliable than Internet connections.
Telephone calls were being made to here and there and everywhere to get Horta to a short-wave station to take a call from Terry.

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