radio
noun
wireless telegraphy or telephony.
Example Sentences
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Sales of tinned food, radios and torches spiked in some shops after the UK government advised households what to stock up on in case of a national emergency.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
Robert Dyas reported a 160% increase in sales of radios compared with last week, while Maplin said sales had increased by 92% in radios, 284% in torches and 106% in power banks.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Only shortwave radios worked, and the mayor of Los Angeles, Frank Shaw, spoke to the nation thanks to a relay via a wireless station way up in Point Reyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
But over the past couple of years, every other person seems to have ditched their headphones and is brandishing their phones like radios set to a nightmare station.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
“But since I am not crazy, I do not care. And the rich have radios to talk to them in their boats and to bring them the baseball.”
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
