boom

interjection//bum//

bom, smäll, boom, hausse, högkonjunktur, läns, länsa, dåna

  1. Used to suggest the sound of an explosion.

  2. (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.

  3. A horizontal member of a crane or derrick, used for lifting.

  4. A wishbone-shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.

  5. (economics, business) A period of prosperity, growth, progress, or high market activity.

  6. 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.

  7. To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound.

  8. (transitive, figuratively, of speech) To exclaim with force, to shout, to thunder.

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