Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One that greets, acclaims, or catches someone's attention.
- noun A bullhorn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person who or a device which
calls ,summons loudly, orhails .
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Examples
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Now I think it would take a heart of stone not to laugh at Gordon Brown ` s belated conversion to the union which we can see from the direction of the BBC ` s loud hailer is actually only designed to dissipate English nationalism.
Archive 2008-02-10 Newmania 2008
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Now I think it would take a heart of stone not to laugh at Gordon Brown ` s belated conversion to the union which we can see from the direction of the BBC ` s loud hailer is actually only designed to dissipate English nationalism.
Only The English are British Newmania 2008
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It can stand sentry at a checkpoint, and warn people away with a police-style hailer, a non-blinding laser, tear gas or smoke grenades.
Robots for Land, Sea and Air Battles Nathan Hodge 2011
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It had taken more than two hours of loud hailer persuasion, but the door was easing open.
The Baby's Name Is Kerry MaryAnne Kolton 2011
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Seems to me that wandering around empty streets shouting through a loud-hailer might be an offence in itself. on May 13, 2009 at 12: 23 pm TheCogitator
What A Bunch Of Plonkers « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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It had taken more than two hours of loud hailer persuasion, but the door was easing open.
The Baby's Name Is Kerry MaryAnne Kolton 2011
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My boat is faster than most things bigger and bigger than most things faster, so I operate it very defensively and have a loud horn, a loud hailer, a good radio, and a very fast finger.
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The crew was gathered on deck as Captain watched our position from the helm, counting down our approach to the Dateline over the hailer.
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A police helicopter hovered overhead and barked instructions over a loud-hailer.
Massive police presence successfully contains UK street protests 2009
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Or it could be a back-story channel, as opposed to a corporate loud-hailer.
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