radio shack
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of radio shack
First recorded in 1945–50
Example Sentences
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Stinking fur seals lurk in the radio shack and among the overturned benches of the canteen.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2014
A big chunk just broke loose below the radio shack!
From Time Magazine Archive
In the radio shack, remote-reading indicators record the angle at which the searchlight beam bounces back.
From Time Magazine Archive
Second Operator George Ignatius Alagna made two fiery trips from the radio shack to the bridge to get instructions.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were a billiard hall, radio shack, greenhouse, pigeon roost, and a place where prize-winning guinea pigs were raised.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
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