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BOOM, n. A long pole or spar, run out from various parts of a ship, or other vessel, for the purpose of extending the bottom of particular sails; as the jib-boom, studding-sail boom, main-boom, square-sail boom. &c. 1. A strong iron chain, fastened to spars, and extended across a river, or the mouth of a harbor, to prevent an enemy's ships from passing.2. A pole set up as a mark to direct seamen how to keep the channel, in shallow water.
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BOOM, n. A long pole or spar, run out from various parts of a ship, or other vessel, for the purpose of extending the bottom of particular sails; as the jib-boom, studding-sail boom, main-boom, square-sail boom. &c. 1. A strong iron chain, fastened to spars, and extended across a river, or the mouth of a harbor, to prevent an enemy's ships from passing.2. A pole set up as a mark to direct seamen how to keep the channel, in shallow water. | BOOM, n. [D. boom, a tree, a pole, a beam, a bar, a rafter; Goth. bagms; Ger. baum; Eng. beam; D. boomen, to push forward with a pole; Dan. bom, a rail or bar.]- A long pole or spar, run out from various parts of a ship, or other vessel, for the purpose of extending the bottom of particular sails; as, the jib-boom, studding-sail boom, main-boom, square-sail boom, &c. – Mar. Dict.
- A strong iron chain, fastened to spars, and extended across a river, or the mouth of a harbor, to prevent an enemy's ships from passing.
- A pole set up as a mark to direct seamen how to keep the channel in shallow water.
BOOM, v.i. [Sax. byma, byme, a trumpet; bymian, to blow or sound a trumpet; D. bomme, a drum; bommen, to drum; W. bwmp, a hollow sound. We see the senses of sounding, uttering the voice, swelling and rushing forward, are connected.]- In marine language, to rush with violence, as a ship under a press of sail.
- To swell; to roll and roar, as waves.
The hoarse waves booming to the ocean shore. – Hillhouse.
- To cry as the bittern. – Goldsmith.
The Dutch use bom for the sound of an empty barrel, and bommen is to drum.
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- A
long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of extending the bottom of a
particular sail; as, the jib boom, the studding-sail boom,
etc.
- To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a
sail; to boom off a boat.
- To cry with a
hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the bittern, and some
insects.
- A hollow
roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry of the bittern; a
booming.
- To cause to advance rapidly
in price; as, to boom railroad or mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as
to boom Mr. C. for senator.
- A long spar or beam, projecting
from the mast of a derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be
lifted is suspended.
- To make a hollow sound, as of waves or
cannon.
- A strong and extensive advance, with more or
less noisy excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to market
prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to political chances of
aspirants to office; as, a boom in the stock market; a boom
in coffee.
- A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark
the channel in a river or harbor.
- To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under
a press of sail, before a free wind.
- A strong chain cable, or
line of spars bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a
harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.
- To have a rapid growth in market value or in
popular favor; to go on rushingly.
- A line of connected floating
timbers stretched across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep
saw logs, etc., from floating away.
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Boom BOOM, noun A long pole or spar, run out from various parts of a ship, or other vessel, for the purpose of extending the bottom of particular sails; as the jib-boom, studding-sail boom main-boom, square-sail boom etc. 1. A strong iron chain, fastened to spars, and extended across a river, or the mouth of a harbor, to prevent an enemy's ships from passing. 2. A pole set up as a mark to direct seamen how to keep the channel, in shallow water. BOOM, verb intransitive 1. In marine language, to rush with violence, as a ship under a press of sail. 2. To swell; to roll and roar, as waves. The hoarse waves booming to the ocean shore. 3. To cry as the bittern. The Dutch use bom for the sound of an empty barrel, and bommen is to drum.
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