PA system

noun

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Stanley’s vision, engineered by Ron Wickersham, Dan Healy, Rick Turner, and others, was to create a PA system where every component had a sonic purpose. Noah Eckstein, HollywoodReporter, 23 June 2025 The officer got on the PA system — telling everyone to watch for a 2-year-old in a green Tweety Bird shirt. Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025 Glad All Over blared over the PA system and, even after the music concluded, its final verses were sung with gusto. Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 May 2025 Both Rashford and Asensio are in their honeymoon period, with their names cheered the loudest when read over the PA system and each time the ball is at their feet — particularly Rashford — there is an audible sense of anticipation. Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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