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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The South's new president pointed to his government's efforts to lower tensions, including stopping the launch of balloons floated by activists with anti-North Korea leaflets and the halting of loudspeaker propaganda broadcasts across the border. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2025 North Korea removed some of its loudspeakers from the inter-Korean border, days after South Korea dismantled its own front-line speakers used for cross-border propaganda broadcasts, in a bid to ease tensions. Jeremy Mikula, NBC news, 10 Aug. 2025 As of Monday, North Korea had yet to respond by removing its own front-line loudspeakers. Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025 On June 12, for example, Lee ordered a stoppage to the propaganda broadcasts that South Korea beams into the North from loudspeakers close to the Demilitarized Zone. Daniel Depetris, Twin Cities, 31 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for loudspeaker

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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 25 Aug. 2025.

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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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