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public address systems

public address systems is the plural of public address system.

Meaning of public address system

Noun

public address system (plural public address systems)

  1. An electronic voice-amplification apparatus, usually containing a set of two loudspeakers and a central control unit, used for singing, giving a speech, play-by-play commentary at events, or broadcasting in public areas like in airports or stations.
    • People had to poo in bags, you see. Jan had to get on the public address system and explain to thousands of disbelieving passengers that “number ones” could be done in the shower but “number twos” must be done in the red biohazard bags being distributed, then placed in corridors for collection by...2025 June 24, Lucy Mangan, “Poop Cruise review – a fascinating look at a toilet disaster that still haunts passengers 12 years later”, in The Guardian

Questions about public address systems

What is public address systems the plural of?
Public address systems is the plural of public address system.

Words near public address systems in the dictionary

  1. publessness
  2. public
  3. public access
  4. public access television
  5. public address system
  6. public address systems
  7. public administration
  8. public art
  9. public assistance
  10. public authorities
  11. public authority

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