boom
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6.1
- noun
- /buːm/
:
botavara (náutica)
- And I would sit on the end of this boom with a crossbow, OK.
I can't have a boom mic over a scene.
- I can't have a boom mic over a scene.
- So the last thing that I couldn't live without would be my Manfrotto boom stand pole.
- And among them was the boom base.
Examples
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This is an adapter for a boom or mic stand that goes there like that.
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Capacity is reduced as the telescopic boom is extended up to 240 in. on larger units.
Academic text (2000) -
Louise inserts a tape into a boom box and then steps forward.
Fiction book (1990) -
A divi-divi bird landed on the boom for a moment and then fluttered away.
Fiction book (1996) -
Fabienne exits the motel room with the boom box and a large purse.
Fiction book (1994) -
Nice boom mic.
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To increase reach and payload, Motoman created the boom with less mass than previous booms.
Academic text (2007) -
Note the provision for a refueling boom on the belly, used in KC-135 trials.
Academic text (2003) -
The crew adjusted the boom to hold the microphone above the stage.
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During the filming, they used a long boom to capture clear audio from the actors.
Synonyms
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1.0
A long thin stick used to support things or in sports
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9.9
A long pole used to carry heavy loads across the shoulders
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9.9
A long pole used to push a boat through shallow water
A long pole that holds a microphone above actors on a film or TV set out of the camera's view
A long pole used to push and guide a boat like a barge on a canal
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
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4.5
A loud, explosive sound made when something like a plane goes faster than sound
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3.5
People in the United States born between 1946 and 1964 when birth rates rose after World War II
- Specialized
A long pole that holds a microphone above actors on a film or TV set out of the camera's view
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Boom The noun for a long, horizontal pole (as on a boat or used for a microphone) comes from a Dutch word boom meaning 'tree' or 'beam', because it was a long piece of wood, so a boom is a long bar used to hold things.