"loudhailer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: loudhailers [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪlə(ɹ) Etymology: loud + hailer Etymology templates: {{compound|en|loud|hailer}} loud + hailer Head templates: {{en-noun}} loudhailer (plural loudhailers)
  1. (British) A megaphone or bullhorn. Tags: British Synonyms: blowhorn

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