loudhailer

Portable sound projector

A loudhailer is a portable device that amplifies the voice, used to address crowds or communicate across distances.

British term for what Americans call a megaphone or bullhorn: The police officer spoke through a loudhailer, ordering the crowd to disperse.

device

megaphone

Portable voice amplifier

public address · PA system · cone · horn · handheld · battery-powered · portable · wireless · electronic · acoustic

authority

police

Civil law enforcement

crowd control · dispersal · evacuation · warning · announcement · order · official · emergency · compliance · instruction

announcement

broadcast

Transmitted media signal

alert · declaration · statement · message · communication · public · event · stadium · fairground · carnival

protest

demonstration

Public display of opinion

slogans · march · crowds · picketing · placards · civil disobedience · solidarity · resistance · movement · dissent

marine

ship

Seagoing transport vessel

nautical · sailor · harbor · port · vessel · yacht · maritime · foghorn · signal · lifeboat

Opposites
volume/amplification

loudhailerwhisper

Speech without full voice

silencer · muffler · mute · earplugs · soundproofing

communication direction

loudhailerearpiece

Speaker worn in-ear

hearing aid · listening device · receiver · earphone · ear trumpet

Family

loudhailers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G