skip distance

/skɪp ˌdɪstəns/
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Definitions of skip distance
  1. noun
    the shortest distance that permits radio signals (of a given frequency) to travel from the transmitter to the receiver by reflection from the ionosphere
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    type of:
    distance, length
    size of the gap between two places
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