clock radio

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of clock radio

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.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 1, 2024

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

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2021

Marie responded that she also knew the night feeling, and that she sometimes found comfort in listening quietly to her clock radio.

From Slate • May 31, 2021

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.

From The Guardian • Mar. 5, 2021

And I was sleeping like a corpse, got blasted from the depths Monday morning by Sum 41 screaming about the state of the world on my clock radio.

From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx