loudspeaker
noun
any of various devices, usually electronic, by which speech, music, etc., can be intensified and made audible throughout a room, hall, or the like.
loudspeakers
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pluralof loudspeaker.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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At the time, four lanes of traffic ran along Oxford Street and, during the busiest periods, police used loudspeakers to stop shoppers spilling into the road.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2026
A pair of deep seats covered in nubby upholstery sit close to this sacred space’s altar — a vinyl-stacked media console holding a vintage receiver and turntable, flanked by two ATC SCM50 loudspeakers.
From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026
Last year the South's defence ministry removed loudspeakers from its side of the border as "a practical measure aimed at helping ease tensions with the North".
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
A call for a doctor went out over the loudspeakers: a patient was bleeding in the icu.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
