loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
ˈlau̇d-ˌspē-kər 
: a device that changes electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance
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These are the magnets that go into nearly all motors for electric vehicles and into climate-control systems, appliances, and tools, into the generators used in wind turbines, and into the hundreds of millions of headphones and loudspeakers sold each year.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
The only magical snowfall in the Bay Area on Wednesday came when white confetti fluttered down at the end of a basketball game between the Lakers and Golden State Warriors while a carol played over the Chase Center loudspeakers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Tsunami shelters dot the shoreline, set back from the beach, while alert towers are equipped with loudspeakers and signs mark evacuation routes — all parts of a warning system that did not exist in 2004.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The song came over the loudspeaker and the room — parents, kids, hipsters — erupted in singing and laughter.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
The only magical snowfall in the Bay Area on Wednesday came when white confetti fluttered down at the end of a basketball game between the Lakers and Golden State Warriors while a carol played over the Chase Center loudspeakers.
—Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Tsunami shelters dot the shoreline, set back from the beach, while alert towers are equipped with loudspeakers and signs mark evacuation routes — all parts of a warning system that did not exist in 2004.
—Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
The song came over the loudspeaker and the room — parents, kids, hipsters — erupted in singing and laughter.
—David Bauder, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
-ˈspē-kər
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound
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