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off-air

off-air is the alternative form of off air.

Meaning of off air

Prepositional phrase

  1. Not broadcasting or transmitting on radio or television.
    • Channel 9 will be off air from 11 pm until 6 am.
    Synonyms:
    off the air
    Antonyms:
    on air
  2. Not being, or so as not to be, broadcast or transmitted by radio or television.
    • After ten years, the TV series was taken off air.
    Synonyms:
    dark, silent

Questions about off-air

What is off-air the alternative form of?
Off-air is the alternative form of off air.

Words near off-air in the dictionary

  1. off worlders
  2. off year
  3. off years
  4. off'n
  5. off-
  6. off-air
  7. off-and-on
  8. off-angle
  9. off-angled
  10. off-angles
  11. off-angling

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