public address system

Noun

Meaning

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

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

PA system PA p.a. speaker monitor amplifier loudspeaker mic megaphone reproducer bullhorn sound system loud hailer intercom squawk box
Show all synonyms

Antonyms

silence headphone headphones head-phones illustrations visuals

Hypernyms

communication system

Examples

[Mrs Thatcher] started quoting St Francis within minutes of becoming elected, and scarcely an hour had gone by before she was sounding like the book of Revelations read out over a railway station public address system by a headmistress of a certain age wearing calico knickers. Clive James

Close letter words and terms

public action public activities public activity public administration public administrator public affairs