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ham radio

ham radio noun: the hobby of amateur radio communication.

Noun

ham radio (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The hobby of amateur radio communication.

Origin of ham radio

Uncertain. The word ham is attested in American English since the 1880s, both in the acting sense and in the sense of an unskilled worker. For more information, see Etymology of ham radio on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Questions about ham radio

What does ham radio mean?
Ham radio means the hobby of amateur radio communication.
What part of speech is ham radio?
Ham radio is a noun.

Words near ham radio in the dictionary

  1. ham hock
  2. ham hocks
  3. ham it up
  4. ham planet
  5. ham planets
  6. ham radio
  7. ham salad
  8. ham salads
  9. ham sandwich
  10. ham sandwich theorem
  11. ham sandwiches

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