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

Examples of loudspeaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The protestors, many incited by Trump’s baseless claims of fraud on social media, banged on the center’s windows and doors as a truck circled the site with a voice on loudspeaker repeating the charges. Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 27 Oct. 2024 Breaking the Sound Barrier Rosen Aviation has developed a new onboard audio system with Laurence Dickie, designer of the famed Bowers & Wilkins Nautilus loudspeaker. Daniel Cote, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2024 On social media, Hillsborough County residents shared videos of deputies driving down roads in evacuation areas playing a public safety message through loudspeakers. Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024 Since late May, North Korea has launched thousands of rubbish-carrying balloons toward South Korea, prompting South Korea to resume anti-Pyongyang propaganda loudspeaker broadcasts at border areas. Hyung-Jin Kim and Kim Tong-Hyung The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 5 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for loudspeaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 31 Oct. 2024.

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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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