squawk box

skwɔːk bɒks

Definition of squawk box - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

public address

Rare

device for making announcements in public places

Rare

The airport's squawk box announced the flight delay.

intercom

loudspeaker

PA system

finance

Rare

loudspeaker used in trading environments

Rare

Traders listened to market updates on the squawk box..

intercom

public address system

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Expressions with box

box in

surround someone or something restricting their movement

The parked cars boxed in her vehicle, making it impossible to leave..

box up

pack or enclose in boxes

They had to box up all the books before the move..

idiot box

television set often seen as mindless entertainment

He spent all night in front of the idiot box.

pine box

box made of pine wood

She stored her tools in a pine box.

check the box

mark a box on a form to indicate a choice

Please check the box if you agree with the terms.

inside the box

adv.

within a confined or limited space

The cat stayed inside the box during the trip.

Examples of squawk box in a sentence

A squawk box alerted everyone to the emergency.
The squawk box announced the latest stock prices.
He heard the news on the squawk box in the trading room.

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French:haut-parleur, ...
German:Lautsprecheranlage, Marktlautsprecher, ...
Italian:altoparlante, altoparlante di mercato, ...
Spanish:altavoz, altavoz financiero, ...
Portuguese:altifalante, caixa de som de pregão, ...
Chinese:广播喇叭, 喊话器, ...
Japanese:アナウンス装置, スクォークボックス, ...
Arabic:جِهاز إِذاعَة داخِلِيَّة, مكبر صوت, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲרֶכֶת כְּרִיזָה, רַמְקוֹל לְסוֹחֲרִים, ...
Russian:громкоговоритель, ...
Ukrainian:гучномовець, інтерком, ...
Hindi:घोषणा उपकरण, स्क्वॉक बॉक्स, ...
Bengali:ঘোষণা যন্ত্র, স্কোয়াক বক্স, ...
Catalan:megafonia, altaveu de mercat, ...
Czech:tlampač, tradingový reproduktor, ...
Danish:højttaleranlæg, højttaler, ...
Dutch:omroepinstallatie, luidspreker, ...
Greek:μεγάφωνο, ηχείο συναλλαγών, ...
Hungarian:hangosbemondó, hangszóró, ...
Khmer:ឧបករណ៍ផ្សព្វផ្សាយសំឡេង, ឧបករណ៍បំពងសំឡេងសម្រាប់បន្ទប់ជួញដូរ, ...
Korean:확성기, 스쿼크 박스, ...
Persian:بلندگو, بلندگوی بازار, ...
Polish:głośnik, głośnik rynkowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):alto-falante, caixa de som de pregão, ...
Romanian:difuzor, difuzor de piață, ...
Swedish:högtalarsystem, högtalare, ...
Thai:ลำโพง, เครื่องกระจายเสียง, ...
Turkish:anons cihazı, interkom, ...
Vietnamese:loa phát thanh, loa phóng thanh, ...

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