Maritime Communication

2 words in this vocabulary list

noun a device that receives radio waves and converts them into sound or other signals

  • The radio receiver picked up the signal clearly.
  • I love listening to music on my radio receiver.
  • I scored a sweet new radio receiver at the pawn shop.
  • Her mind was like a radio receiver, picking up on every detail of the conversation.

noun a piece of white fabric used as a symbol of surrender or truce

  • The soldiers raised the white flag as a sign of surrender.
  • When she saw the white flag, she knew it was time to give up.
  • They waved the white flag and called it quits.
  • Raising the white flag in a negotiation can sometimes lead to a better outcome.