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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noun
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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
Before his speech, he had Trump on the phone on loudspeaker, who said "I love that Viktor".
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
Andrea Bocelli’s “Con te partirò” blasts over the stadium loudspeaker after wins.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 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
At ten-thirty, Mr. Kiley’s voice says over the loudspeaker, “Will the candidates for the student council please report to the auditorium?”
From "The Misfits" by James Howe
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
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
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
Two hours later, court was recessed for the day because proper loudspeakers had not been found.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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