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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In a tactic known as Operation Nifty Package, military vehicles with loudspeakers blasted non-stop rock music with a playlist that included songs by The Clash, Van Halen and U2, BBC News reported.
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Over the ship’s loudspeaker, the captain alerted us to assemble on the deck; the Israeli military was approaching.
—Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Johnson turned on his lights and sirens and, using the vehicle's loudspeaker, commanded the driver to pull over near Two Rivers Parkway, the report states.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2025
Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux said that officers used a loudspeaker to urge Harrington to come outside.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 4 Jan. 2026
Over the ship’s loudspeaker, the captain alerted us to assemble on the deck; the Israeli military was approaching.
—Emily Wilder, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Johnson turned on his lights and sirens and, using the vehicle's loudspeaker, commanded the driver to pull over near Two Rivers Parkway, the report states.
—Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2025
Port Barre Police Chief Deon Boudreaux said that officers used a loudspeaker to urge Harrington to come outside.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Dec. 2025
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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
-ˈspē-kər
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound
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