tape deck

noun

: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tape that usually has to be connected to an audio system

Examples of tape deck in a Sentence

a stereo system that includes a tape deck
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For the past few years, Baba Stiltz has been hitting the open road with nothing but a guitar, a tape deck, and a few pedals. — Harry Thorfinn-George, Pitchfork, 22 Oct. 2026 There was a portable record player in the back seat—this was in the days before tape decks and stuff—and the needle was skipping…anyway, Sheddan looks up and Cormac walks by, wearing a navy pea coat. — Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026 Many of the rooms come with vintage tape decks and homemade mixed tapes. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026 That burnt cassette my friend Shrub Rountree had made for me didn’t come out of my tape deck for months! — Liza Lentini, SPIN, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for tape deck

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of tape deck was in 1949

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tape deck

noun
: a device used to play back and often to record on magnetic tapes that usually has to be connected to an audio system
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