SQUAWK BOX

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does squawk box mean? 

• SQUAWK BOX (noun)
  The noun SQUAWK BOX has 1 sense:

1. the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

  Familiarity information: SQUAWK BOX used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SQUAWK BOX (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

intercom speaker; squawk box; squawker

Hypernyms ("squawk box" is a kind of...):

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)

Holonyms ("squawk box" is a part of...):

intercom; intercommunication system (a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc)