bear in the air

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bear in the air (plural bears in the air)

  1. (CB radio, slang) A police helicopter.
    • 2011, Marc Cranswick, The Cars of American Motors: An Illustrated History, page 186:
      One of the AMC-supplied Johnson-brand CB radios was handy to keep tabs on Kojaks with Kodaks, or bears in the air.