sound truck

noun

: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker

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In what was dubbed Operation Viersen, the soldiers used the inflatables, sound trucks and phony headquarters to draw German units away from the point on the Rhine River where the 9th Army was actually crossing. Lolita C. Baldor, Fortune, 3 May 2024 Masqueraders wearing carnival costumes with wings and crowns jumped up behind sound trucks—large mobile stages outfitted with speakers, DJ equipment, and steel pans—that crawled through Port of Spain on Tuesday morning. Natalie Meade, Vogue, 23 Feb. 2023

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First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of sound truck was in 1936

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“Sound truck.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sound%20truck. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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sound truck

noun
: a truck equipped with a loudspeaker
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