fringe area
noun
: a region in which reception from a given broadcasting station is weak or subject to serious distortion
Examples of fringe area in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
At 48 feet, the Ohio River has started flooding in California, Ohio, which impacts Eldorado Street, with water impacting some fringe areas of Coney Island.
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Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019
Got caught up a couple times down there toward the red zone in the fringe area.
—Michael Wagaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
The property sits within an unincorporated 2-mile fringe area near Indiana University Southeast between city and county property.
—Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2018
Sarah Brookbank, Cincinnati.com, 20 Dec. 2019
Got caught up a couple times down there toward the red zone in the fringe area.
—Michael Wagaman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Oct. 2019
The property sits within an unincorporated 2-mile fringe area near Indiana University Southeast between city and county property.
—Justin Sayers, The Courier-Journal, 3 Jan. 2018
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Word History
First Known Use
1950, in the meaning defined above
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“Fringe area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fringe%20area. Accessed 2 Oct. 2023.
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