radio silence

/หˆษนeษช.di.ษ™สŠ หŒsaษช.lษ™ns/

IPA: /R EY1 D IY0 OW0 S AY0 L AH0 N S/

noun
  1. 1

    A status maintained where all fixed or mobile radio stations in an area stop transmitting (sometimes limited to certain frequency bands).

  2. 2

    The period of time during which this status exists.

  3. 3

    A period of time during which nothing is heard from a person or organization, especially when such communication would normally be expected.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/radio%20silence