skip distance

noun

, Radio.

1. the minimum distance along the earth's surface between the position of a short-wave transmitter and the region where its signal is received after one reflection from the ionosphere.

skip distance

noun

1. the shortest distance between a transmitter and a receiver that will permit reception of radio waves of a specified frequency by one reflection from the ionosphere

Word History and Origins

Origin of skip distance¹

First recorded in 1925–30