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car radio

car radio noun: a radio receiver fitted in a car, typically on or just below the dashboard, sometimes with specific features for use while driving, such as traffic alert interrupts and alternative frequency functions (switching frequencies as one moves in and out of range of transmitters).

car radio: a radio receiver fitted in a car, typically on or just below the dashboard, sometimes with specific...
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Noun

car radio (plural car radios)

  1. A radio receiver fitted in a car, typically on or just below the dashboard, sometimes with specific features for use while driving, such as traffic alert interrupts and alternative frequency functions (switching frequencies as one moves in and out of range of transmitters).
  2. An on-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
    • If you’ve ever turned the key in your ignition and noticed that your car radio isn’t tuning in to your favourite station or playing your carefully curated playlist, the problem could be a security code. A car radio code is a password to access your vehicle's audio system - a combination of button...2024, "How to find your car radio code and unlock your stereo" (RAC article https://www.rac.co.uk/drive/advice/know-how/how-to-find-your-car-radio-code-and-unlock-your-stereo/)

Forms of car radio

pluralcar radios

Questions about car radio

What does car radio mean?
Car radio means a radio receiver fitted in a car, typically on or just below the dashboard, sometimes with specific features for use while driving, such as traffic alert interrupts and alternative frequency functions (switching frequencies as one moves in and out of range of transmitters).
What part of speech is car radio?
Car radio is a noun.
What is the plural of car radio?
The plural of car radio is car radios.

Words near car radio in the dictionary

  1. car polish
  2. car polishes
  3. car pooler
  4. car poolers
  5. car racing
  6. car radio
  7. car radios
  8. car rental
  9. car rentals
  10. car replacer
  11. car replacers

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