radios

9 definitions • 12 examples

a piece of electronic equipment used for listening to radio broadcasts:

a car radio

I switched on the radio.

the programmes that you hear when you listen to the radio:

I heard a good programme on the radio last night.

I don't listen to radio much.

the system or work of broadcasting sound programmes for the public to listen to:

a local radio station

She's got some kind of job in radio.

a piece of electronic equipment that can send and receive spoken messages or signals, or the messages or signals that are sent or received:

We sent a message over the radio/by radio.

The children got radio-controlled toy cars for Christmas.

to send a message to someone by radio:

We'll have to radio for more supplies.

They radioed their base for help.

a device for receiving, and sometimes broadcasting, sound messages, or the receiving or sending of sound messages:

[ C ] I listen to the radio in the morning to get the weather report.

Radio is also the work of broadcasting sound programs for the public to listen to.

Radio waves are the energy waves of a certain length that are used in radio broadcasts.

to send a message to someone by radio:

[ I/T ] They radioed (their base) for help.