loudspeaker

noun

loud·​speak·​er ˈlau̇d-ˌspē-kər How to pronounce loudspeaker (audio)
: a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

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Police cruisers with loudspeakers began circling central neighborhoods encouraging people to shelter in place ahead of the storm. Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024 Click below for more photos of the Focal Diva Utopia wireless loudspeakers. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024 The crowd convulsed in panic, with a voice on a loudspeaker telling people to remove batteries from their phones, according to live footage of the event. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2024 The protestors, many incited by Trump’s baseless claims of fraud on social media, banged on the center’s windows and doors as a truck circled the site with a voice on loudspeaker repeating the charges. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loudspeaker 

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of loudspeaker was in 1920

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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.

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loudspeaker

noun
loud·​speak·​er -ˈspē-kər How to pronounce loudspeaker (audio)
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound

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