"tannoy" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtænɔɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tannoy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tannoys [plural]
Etymology: A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy" is a syllabic abbreviation of tantalum alloy, which was the material used in a type of electrolytic rectifier developed by the company. Head templates: {{en-noun}} tannoy (plural tannoys)
  1. (Britain, colloquial) A public address system. Tags: Britain, colloquial
    Sense id: en-tannoy-en-noun-EOs3VnsM Categories (other): British English

Verb

IPA: /ˈtænɔɪ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tannoy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: tannoys [present, singular, third-person], tannoying [participle, present], tannoyed [participle, past], tannoyed [past]
Etymology: A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy" is a syllabic abbreviation of tantalum alloy, which was the material used in a type of electrolytic rectifier developed by the company. Head templates: {{en-verb}} tannoy (third-person singular simple present tannoys, present participle tannoying, simple past and past participle tannoyed)
  1. (Britain, transitive, intransitive) To transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address system. Tags: Britain, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-tannoy-en-verb-UbJ6iuTX Categories (other): British English

Inflected forms

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