Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tennessee valley indians

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables: ten-nessee -val-ley in-di-ans
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

22

Letters

6

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.

Example Sentences

"“I've been using the meter to chase Tennessee Valley Indians. That's what we hams call television interference connected in any way with an amateur station,” Barney went on in answer to Mac's questioning look."
"First of a Series: Tvi (television interference, commonly referred to as "Tennessee Valley Indians") is certainly one of amateur radio's biggest problems."

Etymology

Humorous alternative expansion of the initialism TVI.

Questions

What does tennessee valley indians mean?: Interference with television signals, caused by CB radio.
Where does tennessee valley indians come from?: Humorous alternative expansion of the initialism TVI.

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