loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
ˈlau̇d-ˌspē-kər 
: a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
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Don’t be that guest whose name is called over the loudspeaker at the end of the day.
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Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
By noon, Woodward said water rescues were being dispatched every few minutes, there was at least one call for an air ambulance, and fire department and harbor patrol crews were repeatedly telling people to get out of the water and off the beach through their loudspeakers.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Lakers held an 88-85 lead with a little under five minutes left in the game when K. Dot’s latest banger began to play over the loudspeakers.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the loudspeaker came that evening’s announcements.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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Amanda Eyre Ward, Bon Appétit, 19 Mar. 2025
By noon, Woodward said water rescues were being dispatched every few minutes, there was at least one call for an air ambulance, and fire department and harbor patrol crews were repeatedly telling people to get out of the water and off the beach through their loudspeakers.
—Katie Lauer, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2025
The Lakers held an 88-85 lead with a little under five minutes left in the game when K. Dot’s latest banger began to play over the loudspeakers.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 20 Feb. 2025
Over the loudspeaker came that evening’s announcements.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
-ˈspē-kər
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound
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