CB radio

American  

noun

1. a device that transmits and receives radio signals only within a designated band of frequencies.

2. a system of private radio communication built around such a device.

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Example Sentences

Dillbeck was 15 when he stabbed a man in Indiana while trying to steal a CB radio, court records show.

From Seattle Times

Glenn’s daughter, Wynn, wrote an email to the News Journal recalling her own experience that night as she had sat in a car listening to the emergency channel on her family’s CB radio.

From Washington Times

At times, it works like a hybrid of a CB radio and 1980s-era party line.

From New York Times

One person told investigators she was monitoring the CB radio that night when there was chatter about a woman with a child walking down the interstate in distress but refusing to let anyone help her, WLOX-TV reported.

From Seattle Times

His other hobbies included fishing and communicating to friends across the country on his CB Radio under the handle ‘Cracker Jack.’

From Fox News