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loud-hailer

British  

noun

  1. Also called (US and Canadian): bullhorn.  a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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A video shared on social media, whose authenticity could not be immediately verified, showed a woman warning people via a loud-hailer not to do so, saying such gestures were being encouraged by “outsiders.”

From Reuters Apr. 29, 2022

After warnings by the U.S. vessels through radio and loud-hailer devices went ignored by the Iranian patrol boats, the USS Firebolt warning shots – prompting the vessels to retreat.

From Fox News Apr. 28, 2021

After each heartbreaking petition, Cisneros grabbed her loud-hailer and marched on through the community, imploring locals to vote for change.

From The Guardian Jun. 30, 2018

He has been his mercurial self, refusing to confirm if he will fight the MMA loud-hailer Conor McGregor, and instead has trained his verbal guns on Walsh.

From The Guardian May 19, 2017

In person, Kosminsky is adorably mild-mannered; it's almost impossible to imagine him sitting in a director's chair, shouting into a loud-hailer.

From The Guardian Jan. 23, 2011

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