five by five

A form of five-by-five — Loud and clear.

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Meanings

adjectivefive by five (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of five-by-five.

    Five by five Skyhook. How do we sound?

    2008, Robert L. Wilson, Riding the Giant Catfish, →ISBN, page 160
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    He told everyone what he wanted to do in the Park, and when some of them disagreed, he said straight out, five by five, how stupid he thought they were.

    1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 117

    “Check, check,” Jo whispered. “Ahab, this is Starbuck.” “Ahoy,” Jonathan Steinberg said. “Five by five.” “Five by five, check,” Jo said. “Where are you?"

    2006, Greg Rucka, Perfect Dark: Initial Vector, →ISBN
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APA

five by five. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five%20by%20five

MLA

“five by five.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five%20by%20five. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “five by five,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/five%20by%20five.

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