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

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clock radio

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

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

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.

From Washington Post ● Jan. 21, 2021

“There’s a bed, a clock radio, a rocking chair, a bookcase, some books. That’s not nothing.”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz