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cone of silence

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cone of silence [′kōn əv ′sī·ləns]
(navigation)
A cone-shaped region, directly over the antenna of a radio-beacon transmitter, in which no signal is detected.
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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.
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But nearby, in the middle of New York City's Union Square, there seemed to be a cone of silence.
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