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Definition of Tannoy
1. Noun. A loudspeaker.
Group relationships: P.a., P.a. System, Pa, Pa System, Public Address System
Geographical relationships: Britain, Great Britain, U.k., Uk, United Kingdom, United Kingdom Of Great Britain And Northern Ireland
Definition of Tannoy
1. Noun. (British colloquial) a public address system ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tannoy
1. a public address system -- a trademark [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tannoy
Literary usage of Tannoy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. State Papers: Relating to Henry VIII. by Great Britain Record Commission (1849)
"... that neither of the Princes shall directly or indirectly annoy or disturbe,
nor cause, ayde, or procure any other tannoy or disturbe, by land or water, ..."
2. Past Caringby Audrey Jenkinson by Audrey Jenkinson (2004)
"All too soon, a tannoy announcement echoes, muffled - they are closing! It seems
as if I have only just arrived. I don't want to leave. I have no choice. ..."
3. The Friends of Rathlin Island by Stewart Dalby (2004)
"They walked into the lounge as a message came over the crackly tannoy. 'Telephone
call for Mr William Carstairs please.' Carstairs rushed up to Reception. ..."
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