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bullhorn

/ˈbʊlhɔːn/noun

उच्चारण बुल्हॉर्न

भोंपू, मेगाफ़ोन (हाथ में पकड़कर बोलने वाला)

Core word

noun
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    [C] North American

    a handheld device that makes your voice louder so that a crowd can hear it

    भोंपू, मेगाफ़ोन (हाथ में पकड़कर बोलने वाला)

    • The organiser spoke through a bullhorn at the rally.
    • Rescue workers called out to the villagers with a bullhorn.
    • The police officer spoke through a bullhorn to calm the crowd.
    + 2 more examples
    • He shouted instructions through a bullhorn from the boat.
    • The coach used a bullhorn during the sports day.

    Synonyms megaphone loudhailer

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

a bullhorn (countable noun, US)

A bullhorn is a handheld device that makes the voice louder; in British English it is usually called a megaphone or loudhailer.

Bullhorn हाथ में पकड़ने वाला उपकरण है जो आवाज़ तेज़ करता है; ब्रिटिश अंग्रेज़ी में इसे प्रायः megaphone या loudhailer कहते हैं।

  • The organiser spoke through a bullhorn.
  • The police used a bullhorn to warn the crowd.

through / with a bullhorn

Use 'through' or 'with' for the instrument, and 'into' for where one speaks.

उपकरण के लिए 'through' या 'with' और जहाँ बोला जाए उसके लिए 'into' का प्रयोग होता है।

  • He shouted instructions through a bullhorn.
  • She spoke into the bullhorn.

bullhorn + verb / noun

Common partners show use: shout through, hold, raise, use a bullhorn for crowd control.

सामान्य जोड़ियाँ प्रयोग बताती हैं: shout through, hold, raise, भीड़-नियंत्रण के लिए प्रयोग।

  • Marshals held a bullhorn at the crowded station.

bullhorn (figurative)

Figuratively, a 'bullhorn' is a loud way of making a message heard.

लाक्षणिक अर्थ में 'bullhorn' अपनी बात ज़ोर से सुनाने का माध्यम है।

  • Social media became a bullhorn for the movement.
+Collocations 4

verb + bullhorn

useholdshout throughpasscarryspeak into

  • The coach used a bullhorn on the practice field.

adjective + bullhorn

portableloudbattery-poweredhandheldsmall

  • A battery-powered bullhorn amplified his voice.

bullhorn + context

at a rallyat a protestat a paradeon the field

  • A leader addressed the rally with a bullhorn.

bullhorn + noun

announcementmessagevoicecallalert

  • A bullhorn announcement told people to move back.
“More examples 5
  • The police shouted through a bullhorn to ask the crowd to disperse.

पुलिस ने bullhorn से चिल्लाकर भीड़ से तितर-बितर होने को कहा।

  • Radhika's teacher held a bullhorn on the sports day.

खेल दिवस पर राधिका के शिक्षक के हाथ में bullhorn था।

  • The bullhorn made his voice reach the back of the ground.

Bullhorn से उसकी आवाज़ मैदान के पिछले हिस्से तक पहुँच गई।

  • At the rally, the speaker climbed a platform with a bullhorn.

रैली में वक्ता bullhorn लेकर मंच पर चढ़ा।

  • The fire marshal used a bullhorn to guide people out.

आग बचाव अधिकारी ने लोगों को बाहर निकालने के लिए bullhorn का प्रयोग किया।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These devices all make sound louder but are used differently.

ये सभी उपकरण आवाज़ तेज़ करते हैं, पर इनका प्रयोग अलग है।

bullhorn

The American word for a handheld loudhailer.

हाथ में पकड़े loudhailer के लिए अमेरिकी शब्द।

  • He used a bullhorn.

megaphone

A cone-shaped device to make a voice louder, used in sports and rallies.

शंकु के आकार का उपकरण जो खेल और रैलियों में आवाज़ तेज़ करता है।

  • The coach shouted into a megaphone.

microphone

A device that picks up sound for an amplifier.

वह उपकरण जो amplifier के लिए ध्वनि पकड़ता है।

  • The singer held the microphone.
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