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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

break squelch en · VERB

Meanings

  1. To end radio silence.
    • I acknowledge yes to Craig, and he broke squelch twice. It was my turn to pull point. I moved slowly and quietly down the path toward the company. 2013, Dan Rodgers, Call Me Sergeant Rock: How a Boy Becomes a Man in Vietnam, page 238:
    • McWilliams and his capsule task force continued with an impressive show. Vehicles moved, different kinds of light flared in the night, radios broke squelch, doors slammed, […] 1981, Army Trainer, volume 1, number 1, page 37:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
broke squelch Tense=Past lexicographic
breaking squelch Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
breaks squelch Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
broken squelch Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic