loudspeaker
Americannoun
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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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Imad al-Bahtimi plays Eid chants on a loudspeaker at his stall to help "attract children and spread joy among the people".
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 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
Tests of the emergency alert and loudspeaker system at RAF Fairford, known as the Giant Voice, have been running since 10:30 GMT and are set to continue until 15:00.
From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026
“It’s really, really hard,” he said, as a worker called customer order numbers over the loudspeaker in Spanish and English.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
A voice on the loudspeaker announced: “Searchlight is on the lawn!”
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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
Ecuador - beaten 2-0 by Mexico in the World Cup last 32 - lodged a noise complaint with Fifa after fans with loudspeakers, motorbikes and horns disrupted their sleep last week.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
Nearby to the training booths, other stations offered tea, psychological counselling services and medical support, while loudspeakers broadcast speeches, chants, and eulogies for slain military commanders.
From Barron's ● May 19, 2026
Many are small Chinese tankers that make their presence and origin known to the Revolutionary Guard through loudspeakers and shortwave radio.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026
We could hear the loudspeakers outside playing the Republic’s national pledge.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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