Definition of megaphone
: a cone-shaped device used to intensify or direct the voice
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After the results, Pashinyan — who was widely expected to win — took to the streets armed with a black megaphone.
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Senior Zach Bell used a megaphone to announce moments of silence for police and members of the armed services.
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Since the Lakers moved from Minneapolis to L.A. in 1960—Baylor stood in the back of a pickup truck and used a megaphone to beg fans to buy tickets—five men have been the face of the franchise.
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Jenna Barabash, a Mountain Pointe student, used a megaphone to lead her classmates in loud chants.
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File - In this May 22, 2018 file photo, volunteer Jenifer Murias yells into a megaphone as Culinary Union members file into a university arena to vote on whether to authorize a strike in Las Vegas.
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Protest slogans blared through megaphones as school groups and office workers milled in the square.
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Hogan, meanwhile, has the megaphone of incumbency — and more than twice as much money as the Democratic field combined.
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In a Facebook video dated Feb. 25, 2016, Sawant is seen at a downtown protest using a megaphone.
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First Known Use of megaphone
1878
Definition of megaphone
: to transmit or address through or as if through a megaphone
: to speak through or as if through a megaphone
First Known Use of megaphone
1901
MEGAPHONE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of megaphone for English Language Learners
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: a cone-shaped device used to make your voice louder when you speak through it
MEGAPHONE Defined for Kids
Definition of megaphone for Students
: a device shaped like a cone that is used to direct the voice and increase its loudness
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