loudspeaker

noun

loud·​speak·​er ˈlau̇d-ˌspē-kər How to pronounce loudspeaker (audio)
: a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

Examples of loudspeaker in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Volunteers with the party worked feverishly to hold onto their majority, shuttling voters to polling stations, extolling the party’s virtues from loudspeakers on pickup trucks and handing out the party’s bright yellow T-shirts. Lynsey Chutel, New York Times, 29 May 2024 For hours, officers warned over loudspeakers that there would be arrests if the crowd did not disperse. Ryan Pearson, Fortune, 3 May 2024 At one point, officers requested a trespass warning be broadcast over the loudspeakers. Darcy Costello, Baltimore Sun, 8 Apr. 2024 Hard maple sidewalls and legs support each loudspeaker, which weighs from 90 to 150 pounds. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 22 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for loudspeaker 

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Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of loudspeaker was in 1920

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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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loudspeaker

noun
loud·​speak·​er -ˈspē-kər How to pronounce loudspeaker (audio)
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound

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