transistor radio

noun

somewhat old-fashioned
: a small radio that has transistors

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The portable transistor radio, which appeared just in time for Christmas in 1954, became a consumer blockbuster. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026 The characters lived in huts, survived on coconut cream pie and fish, and somehow got excellent reception on their transistor radio. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026 The challenges did not discourage Catsimatidis, who recalls listening to WABC on his transistor radio as a student attending Brooklyn Tech High School in the 1960s. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 For the last century, the subsequent invention of the car and transistor radio, television, the computer, the internet and mobile communications have increasingly enabled us to listen to music at will. — Mike Hanlon march 22, New Atlas, 22 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for transistor radio

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