boom: signification et définitions

To make a deep, resonant sound.

To grow, develop, or progress rapidly; flourish: Business is booming.

To utter or give forth with a deep, resonant sound: a field commander booming out orders.

To cause to grow or flourish; boost.

A deep resonant sound, as of an explosion.

A time of economic prosperity.

A sudden increase, as in popularity.

Nautical A long spar extending from a mast to hold or extend the foot of a sail.

A long pole extending upward at an angle from the mast of a derrick to support or guide objects being lifted or suspended.

A barrier composed of a chain of floating logs enclosing other free-floating logs, typically used to catch floating debris or to obstruct passage.

A floating barrier serving to contain an oil spill.

A long movable arm used to maneuver and support a microphone.

A spar that connects the tail surfaces and the main structure of an airplane.

A long hollow tube attached to a tanker aircraft, through which fuel flows to another aircraft being refueled in flight.

To move or position using a crane: "The renegade logs somehow escaped while . . . the logs were boomed up into the mile-long rafts that ply these channels” ( Jack Weatherford).

drop To act suddenly and forcefully to repress a practice or reprimand an offender; crack down.