PA system

noun

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Officers used a blaring vehicle PA system to demand the suspect come out of his home, according to court documents. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025 In her junior year of high school, Naperville Central basketball coach Andy Nussbaum played an April Fool’s Day prank by announcing over the school PA system that Parker planned to forego her high school eligibility to sign with the New York Liberty. Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 Aug. 2025 Stephen Bradley, courtesy of Quark Expeditions Aboard Quark Expedition’s ice class ship Ocean Explorer, the expedition leader’s voice wakes guests over the PA system in the morning before breakfast. Cassidy Randall, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 Comments from two other TikTok users said the man talking on the PA system is the cabin manager. Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for PA system

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of PA system was circa 1936

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“PA system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PA%20system. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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