loudspeaker
Americannoun
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loudspeakers
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any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
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Audio.
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a device for transforming electric signals into audible sound, most frequently used to reproduce speech and music.
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Or a woman taking a phone call on loudspeaker before scrolling at volume through her social feed.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
One video showed a drone nosediving toward one of the warehouses as air-raid sirens rang out and a loudspeaker announcement instructed employees to seek shelter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Before his speech, he had Trump on the phone on loudspeaker, who said "I love that Viktor".
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
This technique records electrical activity between the inner ear and the brain using small electrodes placed on the animals while short bursts of sound are played through a small loudspeaker.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 12, 2026
Now and then a loudspeaker mutters destinations Werner has never heard of—Grimma, Wurzen, Grossenhain— though no trains come or go, and the men do not stir.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
Chants of: "Defend workplaces", "Time for rules", and "Don't wait, regulate" played on loudspeakers as the robots -- which ranged from bipedal humanoids to dog-like quadripeds -- demonstrated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
Police in riot gear entered Jantar Mantar and announced over loudspeakers that protesters no longer had permission to remain.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The newly designed white French loudspeakers suspended over the Bowl stage along with ground-level white cubes of super-effective subwoofers have clean, unobtrusive lines that well fit the shell.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
As Pope Leo arrived, rhythmic music blared from loudspeakers with inmates breaking into song and dance under the stern gaze of prison officers.
From Barron's ● Apr. 23, 2026
Harlem’s main street was laid out tonight with bright lights, and Christmas tunes played constant on loudspeakers.
From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore
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