megaphone
noun
a cone-shaped device for magnifying or directing the voice, chiefly used in addressing a large audience out of doors or in calling to someone at a distance.
megaphones
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pluralof megaphone.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Banned items include weapons, fireworks, flares, gas canisters, laser pens, camping chairs, umbrellas, flagpoles, air horns, megaphones, nitrous oxide, and excessive food and cigarettes security would think was more than "personal use".
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
On the other side of the barricades, one of the largest groups of anti-Xi demonstrators in recent American memory countered with megaphones, black-and-white protest banners and flags bearing snow lions, a symbol of Tibetan identity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
Activists with megaphones were able to warn locals at the park before the contingent arrived, according to police sources.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
In a news release, the university said the protesters had violated school policy on Friday by setting up tents on the lawn and by using megaphones.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2024
She makes me learn rules I’ve never noticed, like a, mi, and the, which act as little megaphones to tell the world whose English is still secondhand.
From "Inside Out and Back Again" by Thanhha Lai
