TANNOY
tannoy
(noun) a loudspeaker
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
A genericised trademark of Tannoy Ltd, a manufacturer of public address systems. "Tannoy" is a syllabic abbreviation of tantalum alloy, which was the material used in a type of electrolytic rectifier developed by the company.
Noun
tannoy (plural tannoys)
(British, colloquial) a public address system
Verb
tannoy (third-person singular simple present tannoys, present participle tannoying, simple past and past participle tannoyed)
(British, ambitransitive) To transmit, or communicate with, by means of a public address system.
Anagrams
• Antony
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
23 January 2025
LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
Do you know this game?
Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins