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hamfests

hamfests is the plural of hamfest.

Meaning of hamfest

Noun

hamfest (plural hamfests)

  1. (informal) An event where amateur radio operators can meet up and trade equipment.
    • A morning at my local hamfest got me a low-band transceiver (everybody called it a "rice box") for what seemed to me a very reasonable price. The antenna, however, was a more difficult problem.2002, 73 Amateur Radio Today, numbers 494-505

Questions about hamfests

What is hamfests the plural of?
Hamfests is the plural of hamfest.

Words near hamfests in the dictionary

  1. hamfat
  2. hamfats
  3. hamfatter
  4. hamfatters
  5. hamfest
  6. hamfests
  7. hamfist
  8. hamfisted
  9. hamfistedly
  10. hamfistedness
  11. hamfisting

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