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[ leed-in ] / ˈlidˌɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lead-in ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsomething that leads in or introduces; introduction; opening. Radio, Television. - the connection between an antenna and a transmitter or receiving set.
- the portion of a program or script that precedes or introduces a commercial.
adjective(of a conductor) carrying input to an electric or electronic device or circuit, especially from an antenna. Origin of lead-inFirst recorded in 1910–15; noun, adj. use of verb phrase lead in Words nearby lead-inleadfoot, leadfooted, lead-free, lead glass, lead glaze, lead-in, leading, leading aircraftman, leading article, leading block, leading coefficient Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lead-inThe lead-in for traffic is a cheery: “Now a look at your morning commute.” Music Criticism Has Degenerated Into Lifestyle Reporting|Ted Gioia|March 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST As the title suggests, this half-hour program debuts before the sun comes up—at 5:30 a.m. EDT—as the lead-in to Morning Joe. MSNBC's Earliest Star|Lloyd Grove|July 21, 2009|DAILY BEAST For the antenna and lead-in and ground wires, Jessie purchased three hundred feet of copper wire, number fourteen. The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose Then there was an additional coil of wire to be used for lead-in and suspension wires. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss
As soon as the aerial dangled aloft, Lumley got tools to bore a hole in the window-sash for the lead-in wire. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss The intruder had taken both aerial and lead-in wire, and Charley hadn't a hundred feet of wire left in the place. The Young Wireless Operator--As a Fire Patrol|Lewis E. Theiss In the bulb is a short tungsten filament wound in the form of a tight spiral, and supported between two lead-in wires. The Automobile Storage Battery|O. A. Witte
British Dictionary definitions for lead-in
noun- an introduction to a subject
- (as modifier)a lead-in announcement
the connection between a radio transmitter, receiver, etc, and the aerial or transmission line Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lead-inforeword, ingress, awakening, insertion, preface, primer, prelude, lead, addition, preamble, admittance, initiation, induction, opening, inauguration, overture, inception, establishment, beginning, institution |