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loudhailer

/ˌlaʊdˈheɪlə(r)/noun

उच्चारण लाउड्हेलर

लाउडहेलर, भोंपू (हाथ में पकड़कर बोलने वाला)

Core word

noun
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    [C] British

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

    लाउडहेलर, भोंपू (हाथ में पकड़कर बोलने वाला)

    • The police officer used a loudhailer to ask the crowd to move back.
    • The coach shouted instructions through a loudhailer across the playground.
    • The organiser announced the winners through a loudhailer.
    + 2 more examples
    • Rescue workers used a loudhailer to call out to the people on the roof.
    • A man with a loudhailer led the crowd in singing.

    Synonyms megaphone bullhorn

§Structures (grammar patterns) 3

a loudhailer (countable noun)

A loudhailer is a handheld device that makes the voice louder. The American word is bullhorn or megaphone. It is a countable noun written as one word.

Loudhailer हाथ में पकड़ा जाने वाला उपकरण है जो आवाज़ को बढ़ाता है। अमेरिकी शब्द bullhorn या megaphone है। यह एक शब्द में लिखा जाने वाला countable noun है।

  • The police officer used a loudhailer to address the crowd.
  • Two loudhailers were used at the rally.

through / with / by loudhailer

Use through or with a loudhailer for the way the voice is sent. 'By loudhailer' is also common for announcements.

आवाज़ भेजने के ढंग के लिए through या with a loudhailer का प्रयोग होता है। घोषणाओं के लिए 'by loudhailer' भी आम है।

  • He shouted through a loudhailer from the boat.
  • The strike was announced by loudhailer.

verb + loudhailer phrase

Common verbs are use, speak into, shout through, hold, announce through.

सामान्य क्रियाएँ use, speak into, shout through, hold और announce through हैं।

  • The leader spoke into the loudhailer.
  • A policeman held a loudhailer up to his mouth.
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verb + loudhailer

useholdspeak intocarryshout through

  • The coach shouted through a loudhailer across the field.

adjective + loudhailer

hand-heldbattery-poweredportablepolicesmall

  • A battery-powered loudhailer was used at the school sports day.

loudhailer + announcement

announcementwarningordermessageappeal

  • A loudhailer warning told the villagers to leave the river bank.

preposition + loudhailer

through a loudhailerwith a loudhailerby loudhailerover a loudhailer

  • The flood warning was given through a loudhailer.
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  • The lifeguard called out to the swimmers through a loudhailer.

जीवन-रक्षक ने तैराकों को लाउडहेलर से पुकारा।

  • During the festival, volunteers guided the crowd with a loudhailer.

त्योहार के दौरान स्वयंसेवकों ने लाउडहेलर से भीड़ को निर्देश दिए।

  • Radhika borrowed a loudhailer for the school march.

राधिका ने स्कूल की रैली के लिए लाउडहेलर उधार लिया।

  • A loudhailer is useful in a large open ground.

लाउडहेलर बड़े खुले मैदान में उपयोगी होता है।

  • The officer's voice, amplified by a loudhailer, reached the back of the crowd.

लाउडहेलर से बढ़ी अधिकारी की आवाज़ भीड़ के पीछे तक पहुँची।

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These devices make sound louder, but they differ in how they work and where they are used.

ये उपकरण ध्वनि को ऊँचा करते हैं, पर इनके काम करने का ढंग और उपयोग का स्थान अलग है।

loudhailer

A hand-held device for speaking to a crowd; the British word.

भीड़ से बात करने के लिए हाथ में पकड़ा जाने वाला उपकरण; ब्रिटिश शब्द।

  • He used a loudhailer.

megaphone

A cone-shaped device that makes the voice carry; the general word.

शंकु के आकार का उपकरण जो आवाज़ को दूर तक पहुँचाता है; सामान्य शब्द।

  • She spoke through a megaphone.

microphone

An electric device that picks up sound and sends it to a speaker.

विद्युत उपकरण जो ध्वनि पकड़कर स्पीकर तक भेजता है।

  • The singer held the microphone.
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Notes

British and American: British English usually says loudhailer, while American English says bullhorn.

British and American: British English में प्रायः loudhailer कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में bullhorn।