sound truck


noun
  1. a truck carrying a loudspeaker from which speeches, music, etc., are broadcast, as for advertising, campaigning, or the like.

Origin of sound truck

1
First recorded in 1935–40

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How to use sound truck in a sentence

  • Even before the sound truck pulled out, the cars of the Caravan were breaking away from the mass and disappearing in the distance.

    Human Error | Raymond F. Jones
  • A sound-truck in a city, competing with all the traffic noises, will turn no more than fifteen watts of electricity into noise.

    Creatures of the Abyss | Murray Leinster
  • That brought a cheer from the crowd, as the sound truck moved on.

    Police Your Planet | Lester del Rey

British Dictionary definitions for sound truck

sound truck

noun
  1. US and Canadian a motor vehicle carrying a public address system: also called (in Britain and certain other countries) loudspeaker van

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