单词 | radio van |
释义 | > as lemmasradio van radio van n. (a) a van fitted with direction-finding equipment for the purposes of identifying radio licence evaders (now historical); (b) a van equipped with radio facilities, esp. two-way radio, for communicating information, directions, etc.; (c) a van used by a radio station or network for on-the-spot broadcasting; a mobile radio station. ΚΠ 1931 Times 2 Oct. 9/1 The appearance of a radio van on ‘investigation service’ in any district almost invariably results in an extraordinary rise in licences. 1950 J. Flanner in New Yorker 8 Apr. 79/1 On the street, crowds had collected and a radio van had arrived. 1955 Daily Rev. (Hayward, Calif.) 7 May 1/7 Radio vans were circulating through Saigon beaming anti-French slogans from loudspeakers. 1977 World (Oak Park, Illinois) 9 Nov. (World section) 14/2 A live radio broadcast by Johnny Todd from the WJDD radio van. 2000 P. C. Roe Dragon Strikes viii. 158 Peng Dehuai had turned over supervision of the deployment to his chief of staff and proceeded ahead to confer with the North Koreans. En route, he lost contact with his radio van. 2006 Birmingham Post (Nexis) 4 Oct. 9 Being interviewed live on the Today programme sitting in a radio van parked on my front drive was a daunting experience. < as lemmas |
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