boombox
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈbuːmˌbɑːks/
- Archaic
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radiocassette
- Carolyn, wearing a smart business suit, is unloading a box of cleaning supplies and a boombox from the back of the Mercedes when something across the street catches her eye.
- boombox with cassettes
- plays on the boombox
- boombox blasts
Examples
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Bob Marley plays on a battered boombox.
Fiction book (1997) -
We are fortunate to live in an age of MP3s and iPods, but all you really need for fine listening experiences is a good boombox with CD capability.
Academic text (2015) -
"I could bring the boombox in here.
Fiction book (1999) -
Dude, you took my boombox?
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Was out here a couple months ago and I brought that boombox with me and I was playing some tunes.
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Music plays on the boombox beside them.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'm gonna bring my boombox.
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Garage - continuous rock music blasts from a new boombox on the floor.
Fiction book (1999) -
Carla Pestalozzi, 20s, is playing guitar, accompanied by a boombox.
Fiction book (1996) -
The party was so lively because everyone was dancing to music from a boombox in the backyard.
Synonyms
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3.1
A portable music system with speakers that plays music loudly
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7.7
A large portable stereo used to play loud music in public
A small loud speaker you carry to play music outdoors
Antonyms
How Loud
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Boombox is made of boom ('loud, deep sound') and box ('container'), so it is a box that makes loud music. That's why a boombox means a portable stereo you can carry and play loudly in public.