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noisemaker
noun as in noise pollution
Example Sentences
“If you have sporting events on campus and people are using noisemakers or screaming at the top of their lungs, the time, place and manner is never applied,” she said.
Cicadas, winged buggy noisemakers whose relatives include leaf-hoppers and spittle bugs, come in two varieties: the annual cicadas who, sure enough, appear every year and the periodical cicadas, who appear in 13-year and 17-year cycles.
The match will be played at the Allianz Arena in Munich, but a "prohibited items" list for the stadium warned fans to avoid bringing "mechanical or electronic noisemakers, such as megaphones and air horns".
The engine is so quiet that it has a noisemaker — emitting a high-pitched hum like a synthesizer — as a safety measure, so pedestrians hear the bus rolling up.
But if you live in a home that is near one of these noisemakers, then you might have a fight on your hands to get some peace and quiet.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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