video cassette recorder

noun

1. a tape recorder for vision and sound signals using magnetic tape in closed plastic cassettes: used for recording and playing back television programmes and films Often shortened tovideo VCR

Example Sentences

Next up, pictures of a video cassette recorder and a video tape.

From BBC

Next up, pictures of a video cassette recorder and a video tape.

From BBC

The video cassette recorder was a turning-point technology, enabling home viewing of movies that otherwise would have had to be seen in theaters, and allowing TV owners for the first time to take control of their viewing schedule.

From Los Angeles Times

In 1988, Sony conceded victory to the rival format producing its first VHS video cassette recorder.

From The Guardian

With your family’s new video cassette recorder, you can watch the shows after they air.

From Washington Post