radio shack

American  

noun

Informal.

1. a room or structure, as on a ship, for housing radio equipment.

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Etymology

Origin of radio shack

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

When they were in the secret apartment, they were there for four years and filmed two-thirds or three-quarters of that time with a tiny consumer camera called a Pentax Optio that they bought at Radio Shack for $100.

From Salon

Other items auctioned off included a fully operational World War II-era Enigma coding machine for $206,253, a Thomas Edison-signed document for a light bulb patent for $22,154, and a check signed by Steve Jobs to Radio Shack was sold for $46,063.

From Seattle Times

During the '80s, Radio Shack was America's hottest and most popular store ever, making it an attractive target for Blanchard and his friends.

From Salon

There was the time Blanchard stole millions of dollars worth of electronics from a nearby Radio Shack, eventually wiping the entire store clean.

From Salon

But the pay wasn’t good, so Arias returned to Florida, where he worked at a Radio Shack for four years while waiting for a chance “to go back to El Salvador and keep the fight going.”

From Los Angeles Times