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boom noun

  /bum/ , /buːm/ , /bʊm/
  • (sailing) A spar extending the foot of a sail; a spar rigged outboard from a ship's side to which boats are secured in harbour.
  • A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.
  • A floating barrier used to obstruct navigation, for military or other purposes; or used for the containment of an oil spill or to control the flow of logs from logging operations.
  • A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
 puomi

boom noun

  /bum/ , /buːm/ , /bʊm/
  • A rapid expansion or increase.
 buumi
  • (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.
 buumi, korkeasuhdanne, nousukausi
  • A low-pitched, resonant sound, such as of an explosion.
 pamaus, pamautus, pauke

boom verb

  /bum/ , /buːm/ , /bʊm/
  • To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.
 jyristä, jyrähdellä, jyrähtää, jysähdellä, jysähtää, paukahdella
  • (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.
 jyristä, kukoistaa
  • (transitive) To make (something) boom.
  • (transitive, slang) To subject (someone or something) to a sonic boom.
 jyräyttää, jysäyttää, paukauttaa, paukuttaa

boom interjection

  /bum/ , /buːm/ , /bʊm/
  • Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.
 pum

booming adjective

  /ˈbuːmɪŋ/
  • Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
 kasvava, kukoistava
  • Loud and resonant.
 kuuluva
boom barrier
puomi
baby boom
vauvabuumi, korkea syntyvyys, syntyvyyden nousu
boom gate
puomi
boom box
boombox-soitin, mankka
jib boom
fokkapuomi, halkaisijapuomi, klyyvaripuomi, liivaripuomi
boom vang
kikkatalja, puomin alasvedin, puominvetäjä
containment boom
öljyntorjuntapuomi, öljypuomi
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