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Squawk meaning
A shrill noise, especially made by a voice or bird. If made by a bird, it typically signals discomfort or anger; a yell, scream, or call. | A four-digit transponder code used by aircraft for identification or transmission of emergency signals. | A complaint or objection.
Example sentences (18)
Hamnett said Thatcher “let out a squawk, like a chicken” when she bent down and read it.
The flight made an emergency landing at Birmingham Airport after a squawk alert was issued.
CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ team discusses CBS’s interim chairman after former CEO Les Moonves left the CBS board amid sexual misconduct claims.
Now, apart from the gentle ruffling of flags and the odd squawk of those hungry birds, there is silence.
CNBC’s “Squawk Box” anchors Andrew Ross Sorkin and Joe Kernen clashed on-air during the morning show when Kernen tried to show the economic status in a positive light.
Sunlight comes through the leaves and cockatoos squawk in the canopy.
A quick search on YouTube shows how little factory farm conditions have changed, with graphic footage showing desperate animals cry, squawk and squeal.
Even as the game got out of hand, Sahafi celebrated each goal as if it was a crucial marker on the road to a major victory, her joyful yelps matched only by the occasional squawk of the cafe’s African gray parrot.
Glossy black great-tailed grackles, previously found primarily in the tropics, first reached southeastern California in 1964; they now stalk and squawk around lowland ponds throughout most of the state.
One of the faculty bathrooms, a single-seater with just a commode and sink in a 4' by 4' room, got a squawk same as a regular classroom would get.
Also on “Squawk on the Street,” strategist Jim Paulsen said the stock market rally could be “even more impressive” than last year.
Even Mr. Barkat, who once told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that Americans could benefit from armed civilians and “smart” profiling, sees a big difference.
I smile at the applause-like sound made by the leaves of a cottonwood tree moved by a breeze, or the prehistoric squawk of sand hill cranes protecting their young.
A pilot under duress may also elect to respond that the aircraft is not being hijacked, but then neglect to change to a different squawk code.
As they get older, the squeak develops into a "squawk" produced both when in distress and to show aggression.
Depending on the type of interrogation, the transponder sends back a transponder code (or "squawk code", Mode A) or altitude information (Mode C) to help air traffic controllers to identify the aircraft and to maintain separation between planes.
If the aircraft is not being hijacked, the pilot should not squawk 7500 and should inform the controller accordingly.
In The Red Badge of Courage, this distance is paired with a great number of references to animals, and men with animalistic characteristics: people "howl", "squawk", "growl", or "snarl".