TANNOY

Meaning of TANNOY in English

™ / ˈtænɔɪ; NAmE / noun

( BrE ) a system with loudspeakers used for giving information in a public place :

to make an announcement over the Tannoy

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WORD ORIGIN

1920s: contraction of tantalum alloy , which is used as a rectifier in the system.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

TANNOY — n. (trademark) type of loudspeaker system
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TANNOY — Brit. ■ noun trademark a type of public address system. ■ verb transmit or announce over such a system. Origin …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TANNOY — tannoy, T\~ trademark BrE AmE ˈtæn ɔɪ ▷ tannoy|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TANNOY — Tan ‧ noy BrE AmE , tannoy /ˈtænɔɪ/ noun [countable] British English trademark a system for giving out information in …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TANNOY — n. propr. a type of public-address system. [20th c.: orig. uncert.]
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TANNOY — n. propr. a type of public-address system. [ 20th c.: orig. uncert. ]
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TANNOY — n. propr. a type of public-address system. Etymology: 20th c.: orig. uncert.
Oxford English vocab
TANNOY — A Tannoy is a system of loudspeakers used to make public announcements, for example at a fair or at a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TANNOY — A ~ is a system of loudspeakers used to make public announcements, for example at a fair or at a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TANNOY — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He didn't even notice the tannoy , he was already as tired as I was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TANNOY — [noun] [C] [UK] [trademark] - a system of equipment which is used for making speech loud enough for a large …
Cambridge English vocab
TANNOY — Танной (фирменное название радиоретрансляционной и радиовещательной аппаратуры, а тж. звукоакустических систем производства одноимённой компании)
Англо-Русский словарь Britain
TANNOY — Динамик
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TANNOY — Громкоговоритель
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TANNOY ® — Динамик
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TANNOY ® — Громкоговоритель
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
TANNOY — "Танной" (фирменное название радиоретрансляционной и радиовещательной аппаратуры, а тж. звукоакустических систем производства одноимённой компании)
Великобритания - Лингвострановедческий словарь
LOUDSPEAKER — / ˌlaʊdˈspiːkə(r); NAmE / noun 1. a piece of equipment that changes electrical signals into sound, used in public places …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HI-DE-HI — Hi-de-Hi /ˌhaɪ diː ˈhaɪ/ BrE AmE a humorous British television programme from the 1980s about the people who worked at …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CRACKLE — crack ‧ le /ˈkræk ə l/ BrE AmE verb [intransitive] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: crack ] to make repeated …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CALL — ( calls, calling, called) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ANNOUNCE — ( announces, announcing, announced) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CALL — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
ANNOUNCE — (~s, announcing, ~d) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you ~ …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TIRED — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a tired cliché (= boring because it has been used so often ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUGBY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a football/rugby/tennis etc match ▪ There was a rugby match going on on the school …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NOTICE
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LINE-UP — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE batting ▪ They have strength in the batting line-up as well with internationals Marshall …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary

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