intercom
An independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a…An independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.
» Tom pressed the intercom button.
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1 sensesAn independent, telephonic communication system, set up around and throughout a building, complex, or residence, typically for access control.
emergency intercom
talk on the intercom
Gegensprechanlage, Sprechanlage
интерко́мintɛrkóm, систе́ма двусторо́нней свя́зиsistéma dvustorónnej svjázi, перегово́рное устро́йствоperegovórnoje ustrójstvo
домофо́нdomofón
a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc
Examples
14 sentencesTom pressed the intercom button.
Tom leaned out the window of his car and pressed the button on the intercom at the gate.
deTom lehnte sich aus dem Autofenster und drückte auf den Knopf der Sprechanlage am Tor. — raggione
Sami was still screaming into the intercom.
Sami heard his name over the intercom.
Now I have to answer the intercom.
Translations
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Origin
Clipping of intercommunicator.Clipping of intercommunicator.
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Forms
plural: intercomsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a communication system linking different rooms within a building or ship etc:intercommunication system