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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Some of those now fleeing the camp said Israeli drones carrying loudspeakers had ordered them to leave, then guided them out.
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
As a woman began to sing over the loudspeaker, TJ whispered that his Bel Air still had its original straight-six engine.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
They were woken up out of their sleep by a loudspeaker on a police squad car, calling on people to evacuate.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Dewey, calm despite the arena loudspeakers blaring sound effects and the crowd’s cheering, rested his chin next to Shackleford.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 24 Jan. 2025
As a woman began to sing over the loudspeaker, TJ whispered that his Bel Air still had its original straight-six engine.
—Rachel Kushner, Harper's Magazine, 2 Dec. 2024
They were woken up out of their sleep by a loudspeaker on a police squad car, calling on people to evacuate.
—Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 14 Jan. 2025
Dewey, calm despite the arena loudspeakers blaring sound effects and the crowd’s cheering, rested his chin next to Shackleford.
—Josh Robbins, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Loudspeaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/loudspeaker. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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loudspeaker
noun
loud·speak·er
-ˈspē-kər
: a device that changes electrical signals into sound
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