over
adverb (FINISHED TALKING) /ˈəʊ.vər/
/ˈoʊ.vɚ/ Definition
› said when you are talking to someone by radio, to mean that you have finished speaking and will wait for their answer: "This is flight 595X. Do you read me? Over."Radio over and out › said when you are talking to someone by radio in order to end the conversation: "Thank you, control tower. Over and out."Radio
(Definition of over adverb (FINISHED TALKING) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)
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Synonyms and related words:
- AM noun (RADIO)
- CB noun
- Citizens' Band noun
- digital radio noun
- directional adjective (SIGNALS)
- frequency noun (LIGHT/SOUND/RADIO)
- MW noun
- pirate noun (MOVIES/MUSIC)
- radar noun
- radio noun
- radio verb
- receiver noun (EQUIPMENT)
- reception noun (RADIO/TELEVISION)
- SW noun (RADIO)
- tuner noun
- UHF noun
- VHF noun
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