clock radio

noun

1. 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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clock radio¹

An Americanism dating back to 1960–65

Example Sentences

A co-defendant placed a camera hidden in a clock radio inside one of the rooms and a video recorder was set up in the adjacent room.

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I had brought my beloved clock radio, a gift from my mother in 1968, with me.

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TV news on in the family room, or maybe your clock radio.

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I received this clock radio on my 16th birthday, along with a football, and it has been a fixture on my bedside table for the past 30 years.

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In this season’s unprecedented six-game first round, the Bills wound up playing their opening game early on Saturday afternoon, so he made his peace with setting a clock radio to turn on at kickoff.

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