skip distance
noun Radio.
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.
Origin of skip distance
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby skip distance
skint,
skintight,
skip,
skip bail,
skip car,
skip distance,
skip it,
skip off,
skip out,
skip straight,
skip tracer
British Dictionary definitions for skip distance
skip distance
noun
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