interjection
General Slang
10-33
· interjection · trucker / CB
Emergency traffic — everyone else shut up and clear the channel.
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Definitions
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A call for emergency airtime. Tells everyone listening to stop transmitting so the person with the emergency can be heard clearly — wreck, medical, fire, anything serious.
“10-33, 10-33, we got a rollover on the eastbound side at mile 140, need a wrecker and EMS.”
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10-33 In A Sentence
10-33, 10-33, we got a rollover on the eastbound side at mile 140, need a wrecker and EMS.
Origin & Usage
Standard ten-code from the original 1940s Illinois State Police list, later adopted by APCO and the wider public-safety radio world. Channel 9 on CB is specifically reserved for 10-33 traffic.
Variants
ten-thirty-three
People Also Ask
What does 10-33 mean?
It's radio code for emergency traffic — a signal for everyone else to stop talking and clear the channel.
How do you use 10-33 in a sentence?
You'd hear 'We've got a 10-33, everybody hold your traffic,' meaning an emergency needs the airwaves.
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