break squelch

verb

break squelch

verb
1

Government, Military, Politics, War To end radio silence.

  • 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:
  • 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:

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