Cb Radio Definition & Meaning

Definition

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Synonyms CB radio American

noun

1. a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies.

2. a system of private radio communication built around such a device.

Example Sentences

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In the days when citizens band radio, a two-way radio system, was big, a young, unpublished Saul had an idea: a thriller involving CB radio and truckers.

From Seattle Times

Grey liked his writing but already had a CB radio trucker thriller in the works from another author.

From Seattle Times

“They would have … been happy to use CB radio’s relative privacy. The FBI might tap your landline phone in the early 1960s, but they could not monitor sporadic, local CB radio communications,” Blake said.

From Slate

“Seventh day and we’re blowing our horns,” one driver said over a CB radio heard during a live stream.

From Washington Post

CB radio use exploded, with the number of licensed users growing from fewer than a million in 1973 to more than 12 million in 1977.

From Slate

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