clock radio

noun

: a combination clock and radio device in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a designated time

Examples of clock radio in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Nor has the band ever played so deftly with sounds of comfort and alarm, like a clock radio slicing through the most blissful dream. Bobby Olivier, SPIN, 10 Feb. 2023 The burglar took a television, clock radio, clothing, meat from the refrigerator and other items, according to court records. Dallas News, 2 June 2022 There was also a sense of community, knowing that that song is coming on in everybody’s car — or clock radio — right now. Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 6 Oct. 2022 The photos showed a makeshift nightstand, a cross on the wall, pillows, an iPad, a lamp and a clock radio. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Feb. 2022 Visitors will sleep in Kevin’s parents’ room — complete with four-poster bed, father’s aftershave, vintage clock radio and old school, big box television. Darcel Rockett, chicagotribune.com, 1 Dec. 2021

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Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of clock radio was in 1949

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“Clock radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clock%20radio. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

clock radio

noun
: a clock and radio combined in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a certain time
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