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a radio combined with an alarm clock in a compact cabinet, the clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time.[1960-65, Amer.]
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clock radio
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clock-radio — n a machine that is a clock and a radio. You can set the clock to turn the radio on and wake you up … Dictionary of contemporary English
clock radio — ☆ clock radio n. a radio with a built in clock that can be set to turn the radio on or off at any desired time … English World dictionary
clock radio — noun count a piece of electrical equipment that consists of a clock and a radio combined … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
clock radio — noun a radio that includes a clock that can be set to turn it on automatically • Hypernyms: ↑radio receiver, ↑receiving set, ↑radio set, ↑radio, ↑tuner, ↑wireless * * * noun, pl ⋯ dios [count] : a radio that includes a clock and that can be set… … Useful english dictionary
clock radio — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms clock radio : singular clock radio plural clock radios a piece of electrical equipment that consists of a clock and a radio combined … English dictionary
clock radio — clock′ ra′dio n. cvb a radio combined with an alarm clock serving as a timer to turn the radio on or off at a preset time • Etymology: 1960–65, amer … From formal English to slang
clock radio — noun Date: 1949 a combination clock and radio device in which the clock can be set to turn on the radio at a designated time … New Collegiate Dictionary
clock radio — noun An alarm clock that includes a radio; a radio alarm clock … Wiktionary
clock radio — noun a combined bedside radio and alarm clock … English new terms dictionary
clock-radio — noun (C) a clock that can be set to turn on a radio in order to wake someone up … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
