radio alarm (A2)
noun phrase
Pronunciation: /ˈreɪdioʊ əˈlɑrm/
Definition
A device that combines a radio and an alarm clock, allowing users to wake up to their favorite music or radio station.
Examples
I set my radio alarm to wake me up at 7am with the news.
She prefers to wake up to music, so she uses a radio alarm.
The radio alarm in our bedroom is also a Bluetooth speaker.
How to Use radio alarm
- set the radio alarm (verb phrase)
- to program the device to wake the user up at a set time — "I set the radio alarm to wake me up at 7am."
- radio alarm goes off (idiom)
- the device starts playing music or a radio broadcast to wake the user up — "The radio alarm goes off every morning at 7am."
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