radio ahead
To use a radio to warn or inform someone ahead of time — before you arrive or something happens.
Meanings
To send a radio message in advance to a destination or person to alert or inform them.
"The pilot radioed ahead to the control tower to report the mechanical issue before landing."
In a convoy or field operation, to send a radio message to units further ahead on a route.
"The patrol leader radioed ahead to the forward unit to warn them about the washed-out road."
Used in military, aviation, maritime, emergency services, and other contexts where two-way radio communication is standard. Implies sending a message in advance to prepare the receiving party. Becoming less common as radio communication is replaced by digital or satellite communication, but still found in specialist contexts and fiction.
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