tape deck
Americannoun
noun
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a tape recording unit in a hi-fi system
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the platform supporting the spools, cassettes, or cartridges of a tape recorder, incorporating the motor or motors that drive them and the playback, recording, and erasing heads
Etymology
Origin of tape deck
First recorded in 1955–60
Example Sentences
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Before that, he put a tape deck on a rolling cart.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2025
By the end of the episode, Big has resolved a case of mysterious copper figurines and Cheese has improbably fixed the cruiser's tape deck.
From Salon ● Aug. 3, 2022
My laptop was almost dead, and in the night I’d have just enough voltage for light, and maybe a few songs on my old tape deck that I bought the year Ronald Reagan was elected.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2022
But my brother Andrew, who is about six years older than me, used to have a souped-up Ford Capri with a tape deck.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2021
Zooey drove a little blue Volvo that was so old, it still had a tape deck and crank windows.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
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