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Definition of Boom box
1. Noun. A portable stereo.
Generic synonyms: Stereo, Stereo System, Stereophonic System, Stereophony
Language type: Colloquialism
Definition of Boom box
1. Noun. A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Boom Box
Literary usage of Boom box
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beginning Reading Activities by Joy Evans, Jo Ellen Moore, Kathleen Morgan, Dora Ficklin (2002)
"A boom box Show how you like to use your boom box. Write three sentences telling
how you earned enough money to buy your boom box. ..."
2. Hollywood & the Best of Los Angeles Alive!by Robert White, Phyllis White by Robert White, Phyllis White (2002)
"A boom box strapped to the leader's back urges the group along with the sounds
of disco, hip-hop and dance music. Rest stops are made so everyone can catch ..."
3. Adventure Guide to St. Martin & St. Barts by Lynne M. Sullivan (2003)
"Families and young locals show up on weekends to play volleyball and listen to
boom-box music, and Friar's Bay Beach Club (tr 590--83-81), at the other end ..."
4. Celebrate Life!: A Guide for Planning All Night Alcohol edited by Sharon Murphy (1994)
"Playing the games is your way to win either a Sony boom box, a Vivitar 35 mm
Camera or a Phone-mate phone- answering machine. You are basically competing ..."
5. Gently with the Tides: The Best of Living Aboard by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"... modern-day boom box. 1 was particularly amused by the attention to historical
detail along side the up-to-date sound system. If you're trying to conduct ..."
6. Daily Paragraph Editing: Volume 5: Student Practice Book by Evan-Moor Educational Publishers (2007)
"... years old My dad's mom Grandma delia bought me a boombox for my birthday I
never really bothered to think about music before but once I got a boom box, ..."
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