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 Event organizers moved a shuttle bus backward and forward in front of the protesters to attempt to block the sound of their loudspeaker. Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2024 Lifeguards continually urged bystanders via their vehicle’s loudspeaker to leave the whale alone and to give researchers space with it, according to NBC San Diego. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2023 All ships make announcements over the loudspeakers and optionally in guest rooms when a sighting is confirmed. David Nikel, Forbes, 12 Feb. 2024 When their voices grew weary, someone blared dance music through a loudspeaker as police cars rumbled up the gravel access road. Katie Myers, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2024 Officers attempted to reach the occupants of the home by cell phone and loudspeaker but did not receive an answer, the release states. Shelby Slade, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024 Tan Dun, then a middle school student from Hunan province laboring on a communal farm, heard the bold notes of the Beethoven symphony from a village loudspeaker in 1973 and was captivated. Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024 Instead of a call to prayer, mosque loudspeakers crackle with warnings of another Israeli army incursion. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2024 The North Vietnamese, on loudspeakers, told the base to surrender or face being overrun. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024

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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 18 Mar. 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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