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Meaning of boombox | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈbum.bɑks

Definitions

A powerful portable audio system for listening collectively to recorded or broadcast sound.

Equivalents

Deutsch Getto-Blaster Gettoblaster Ghetto-Blaster Ghettoblaster Radiorekorder
Español boombox (búmboks) radiocasete radiocasetera radiograbador radiograbadora radiorreceptor portátil
Suomi mankka
Français boombox ghettoblaster radiocassette
日本語 ブーム・ボックス ラジオカセットレコーダー ラジカセ
Nederlands gettoblaster
Polski boombox radiomagnetofon
Русский бумбо́кс
Svenska bergsprängare

Examples

“Bluebeat and ska from a boombox on the pavement. A suedehead dancing a delirious, inebriated moonstomp with a girl who looked like a solicitor's apprentice.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

boomburb boomcar boomdas Boomed Boomer Boomer Bay

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