TANNOY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tannoy mean? 

• TANNOY (noun)
  The noun TANNOY has 1 sense:

1. a loudspeaker

  Familiarity information: TANNOY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TANNOY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A loudspeaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("tannoy" 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)

Domain region:

Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Holonyms ("tannoy" is a part of...):

P.A.; P.A. system; PA; PA system; public address system (an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas)