PA system

noun

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Jeremy Beckham remembers the announcement coming over his middle school’s PA system in the winter of 1999: Everyone was to stay in their classrooms because there was an intrusion on campus. Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024 The first upgrades will include new synthetic turf, new goal posts and netting, a new PA system and a new scoreboard, according to City Park. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 12 July 2024 Since there was no power and no PA system, information spread slowly through the venue. Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024 Minutes into the performance, the venue’s PA system malfunctioned, flooding the room with gnarly static. Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for PA system 

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of PA system was circa 1936

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“PA system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PA%20system. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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