PA system

noun

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Demonstrators were were given seconds to clear the road Police gave demonstrators warnings, via a PA system and in person, to clear the bridge or face arrest. Jolene Almendarez, The Enquirer, 18 July 2025 All have been stopped by either coast guards, armed private security on the boats, or the two that made it to the island told me that an automated PA system yelled at them saying coast guards had been contacted and to turn back immediately. Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 McClatchy News is not naming the father to protect the identity of the child. Shannon County SWAT, in addition to other law enforcement, showed up at the Birch Tree home and used a PA system to tell the father to leave, according to deputies. Kate Linderman july 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025 The thieves stole electric scoreboard equipment and the entire PA system, Collins said. Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for PA system

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of PA system was circa 1936

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“PA system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/PA%20system. Accessed 24 Jul. 2025.

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