PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does public address system mean? 

• PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

  Familiarity information: PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

P.A.; P.A. system; PA; PA system; public address system

Hypernyms ("public address system" is a kind of...):

communication system (a system for communicating)

Meronyms (parts of "public address system"):

amplifier (electronic equipment that increases strength of signals passing through it)

loudspeaker; loudspeaker system; speaker; speaker system; speaker unit (electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance)

tannoy (a loudspeaker)