Boom

There are several meanings of the word boom:

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• A sound such as a sonic boom.
• An onomatopoeia for the sound of an explosion.
• A mechanical arm for holding equipment, such as a microphone.
• Boom (sailing) - A spar at the foot of a mainsail on a sailing boat.
• A floating barrier, usually a chain supported by interspersed buoyant elements, for blocking a waterway, such as a narrow harbour entrance or a river.
• Boom (source port) - Source port for Doom.
• An economic boom - A time of rapid growth in wealth, as in a boom town.
• Boom, Antwerp - A municipality within Antwerp, Belgium. In Dutch (the native language of Boom) boom also means "tree".
• BOOMTV - a proposed Canadian premium television service.
• Boom, a 1968 movie directed by Joseph Losey.
• Boom, a song recorded by Christian rock group P.O.D..
 
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