dead air

/dɛd ɛər/
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Definitions of dead air
  1. noun
    an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound
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    type of:
    break, intermission, interruption, pause, suspension
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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