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tannoys

tannoys is the plural of tannoy.

Meaning of tannoy

Noun

tannoy (plural tannoys)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, colloquial) A public address system.
    • Although the supermarket tannoy was bravely broadcasting Rigoletto, its meat counter was thick with wurst and its wine shelves loaded with Liebfraumilch.1987, Christina Hardyment, “Harlekins and Gondolas”, in Heidi’s Alp: One Family’s Search for Storybook Europe, Book Club edition, New York, N.Y.: The Atlantic Monthly Press, →OCLC, page 163

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Questions about tannoys

What is tannoys the plural of?
Tannoys is the plural of tannoy.

Words near tannoys in the dictionary

  1. tannour
  2. tannours
  3. tannoy
  4. tannoyed
  5. tannoying
  6. tannoys
  7. Tannu Tuva
  8. Tannu-Tuva
  9. tannur
  10. tannurs
  11. Tano

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