Airings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A public broadcast or transmission of content on television or radio, often intended to convey information or entertain
2. An instance of showing a specific program or segment to an audience
3. The act of expressing opinions or views openly, particularly in a formal or public context

Etymology: "Airings" is the plural of "airing," a noun meaning a single occasion when a program or segment is broadcast. The noun comes from the verb "air," which originally meant to expose something to fresh air, drying or freshening it in open space. Over time, "air" extended to making an opinion public, and then to broadcasting, so a broadcast became something "aired." The "-ing" ending turns the verb into a noun for the act itself, so an airing is literally the act of airing.

Synonyms: broadcasts, transmissions