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steam radio

steam radio noun: radio (sound broadcasting), considered as old-fashioned compared to television.

Noun

steam radio (uncountable)

  1. (UK, informal) Radio (sound broadcasting), considered as old-fashioned compared to television.

Origin of steam radio

The phrase originated in Britain when television was beginning to take over from radio and steam locomotives were giving way to diesel and electric ones.

Questions about steam radio

What does steam radio mean?
Steam radio means radio (sound broadcasting), considered as old-fashioned compared to television.
What part of speech is steam radio?
Steam radio is a noun.

Words near steam radio in the dictionary

  1. steam pipe
  2. steam pipes
  3. Steam Plains
  4. steam power
  5. steam punk
  6. steam radio
  7. steam reforming
  8. steam roller
  9. steam rollers
  10. steam room
  11. steam rooms

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