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Noun: megaphone  'me-gu,fown
  1. A cone-shaped acoustic device held to the mouth to intensify and direct the human voice
    "The coach used a megaphone to instruct the athletes on the field"
     
  2. [informal] A means of broadcasting or amplifying one's message or views
    "Social media became the megaphone for their protest movement"
Verb: megaphone  'me-gu,fown
  1. To speak or announce through a megaphone
    "The police megaphoned instructions to the crowd"
     
  2. [informal] To broadcast or publicize widely
    "The company megaphoned its success across social media"

Derived forms: megaphoning, megaphones, megaphoned

Type of: acoustic device

Encyclopedia: Megaphone