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Tannoy

British  
/ ˈtænɔɪ /

noun

  1. a sound-amplifying apparatus used as a public-address system esp in a large building, such as a university

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"After review, the ball hits the arm of the Wolves player, which is in a natural position so the on-field decision will remain," he announced over the tannoy.

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In Berlin's Steglitz-Zehlendorf district, on Mexikoplatz, a police van drove around announcing the imminent return of power over a tannoy.

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First comes the warning, that disembodied voice over the tannoy: "Your attention please. Air siren in the city. Please move to the shelter on the minus second floor."

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She said when she got to the member of staff, they looked like they were on the "verge of tears" and, after explaining her plan to control the crowd, she was given a tannoy on the departure desk.

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She offered to help the single employee trying to assist people and was given access to the tannoy.

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