superband

English

Etymology

super- +‎ band

Noun

superband (plural superbands)

1. (countable, music) A supergroup.
   • 2007 November 5, Kathryn Shattuck, “Whats on Tonight”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     10:15 P.M. (Sundance) THE TRUE HISTORY OF THE TRAVELING WILBURYS This 25-minute documentary from Willy Smax tells the story of the 1980s superband Nelson Wilbury (George Harrison), Lefty Wilbury (Roy Orbison), Charlie T. Wilbury Jr. (Tom Petty), Lucky Wilbury (Bob Dylan) and Otis Wilbury (Jeff Lynne) — which made two albums and then journeyed into oblivion.

2. (uncountable, telecommunications) a transmission band used in cable television in Europe

Related terms

(transmission band):

• hyperband
• midband
• band I
• band II
• band III
• band IV
• band V

See also

(transmission band):

• UHF
• VHF
• FM
• AM
• OTA
• TV-B
• CATV