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intercom

[ in-ter-kom ]

noun

  1. a communication system within a building, ship, airplane, local area, etc., with a loudspeaker or receiver for listening and a microphone for speaking at each of two or more points.
  2. a microphone or receiver of such a communication system.


intercom

/ ˈɪntəˌkɒm /

noun

  1. informal.
    an internal telephone system for communicating within a building, an aircraft, etc


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Word History and Origins

Origin of intercom1

First recorded in 1935–40; by shortening

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Word History and Origins

Origin of intercom1

C20: short for intercommunication

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Example Sentences

The report also found that the school relied on an app rather than the school’s intercom to send out lockdown alerts, despite spotty wi-fi at Robb and the fact that not all teachers carried their phones at all times.

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She was on a flight from San Francisco to New York when the pilot came on the intercom and announced that as of that moment masking was optional.

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Our requisite everyman protagonist, owner of the voice heard over the intercom, is Mark Scout, played by a smartly cast and unusually depleted-looking Adam Scott.

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As soon as he finished, he says he buzzed prison staff over the intercom, explaining that he was done with his prayer and could now eat.

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Additional features include a talk-back intercom that allows parents to soothe their baby, as well as a night-light feature and customizable volume.

We would be outside the outer glass box and talk to him via an intercom system.

I was sitting in a 6th grade classroom when the principal came on the intercom to say the president had been shot.

The school had an intercom system aimed at stopping unauthorized entry--and he did it anyway.

“This one is for you, Salman,” George boomed over the intercom.

Forster recognized the voice on the intercom as Tom Summerford's.

Without waiting for an answer, he turned away from Mike and walked toward the cabinet that held the intercom speaker.

Nor could Logan switch to "intercom only," since a sudden radio silence would create anxiety below.

A few minutes later, Arcot seated himself at the control board and flipped on the intercom to the power room.

Morey pushed himself back to the observatory, and after a few minutes, his voice came over the intercom.

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