cone of silence

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An inverted cone-shaped space directly over the aerial towers of some forms of radio beacons in which signals are unheard or greatly reduced in volume. See also Z marker beacon.

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No references found			Peter Segal's film incorporates many familiar characters and gizmos from the TV series including the shoe phone and so-called Cone Of Silence, but the director focuses too intently on big action sequences rather than slapstick, burdening the film with a split personality, which the screenwriters are unable to resolve. Smart attempt at a 60s cult classic by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) It goes to the black hole right now, of the Ethics Committee, a cone of silence, if you will," Mr. GOP opposes Mass. House ethics stance by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) But nearby, in the middle of New York City's Union Square, there seemed to be a cone of silence. Silent soundtrack by New York Times Upfront			Conductory conductress conduit Conduit system conduplicate Conduplication Condurango Condurrite Condylar Condylar foramen condylar process condyle condylion condyloid condyloid process condyloma condyloma acuminatum Condylopod Condylura Condylura cristata cone cone cell Cone clutch cone friction clutch Cone of rays cone of silence cone off cone penetration test cone pepper Cone pulley cone shape cone shell cone sugar cone-bearing Cone-in-Cone cone-nosed bug cone-shaped coneflower Coneine conelike conenose conenose bug Conepate Conepatus Conepatus leuconotus conessi Conestoga Conestoga wagon coney Coney Island conf.			cone loudspeaker cone mandrel cone monochromat cone monochromat cone monochromat cone monochromatism cone monochromatism cone monochromatism cone nozzle cone of ambiguity Cone of Cold cone of dejection Cone of depression Cone of depression Cone of depression Cone of depression cone of detritus cone of dispersion cone of escape cone of friction Cone of Influence Cone of Influence cone of light cone of light cone of light cone of light cone of nulls Cone of origin Cone of rays cone of revolution cone of silence cone of visibility cone off cone pedicle cone pedicle cone pedicle Cone penetration test Cone penetration test Cone Penetrometer Technology Cone Penetrometer Test cone pepper Cone Pre Angled Cone pulley Cone pulley cone rock bit Cone Roof Tank cone settler cone shape cone sheet Cone Shell cone shellfish cone shellfish cone shellfish cone shellfish cone shells Cone snail Cone snail Cone snail cone socket handles cone speaker cone sugar

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