tannoy
To transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address systemTo transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address system.
» The approaching train will be announced over the tannoy. The voice is computer generated.
Der ankommende Zug wird von einem Lautsprecher angekündigt. Die Stimme kommt aus einem Computer. — al_ex_an_der
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1 senses(Commonwealth, Ireland, UK)To transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address system.
Examples
1 sentencesThe approaching train will be announced over the tannoy. The voice is computer generated.
deDer ankommende Zug wird von einem Lautsprecher angekündigt. Die Stimme kommt aus einem Computer. — al_ex_an_der
Origin
A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy"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.
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Forms
tannoys, tannoying, tannoyed, tannoyedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.