intercom
noun /ˈɪntəkɒm/
/ˈɪntərkɑːm/
- a system of communication by phone or radio inside an office, plane, etc.; the device you press or switch on to start using this system
- over the intercom to announce something over the intercom
- They called him on the intercom.
- Mr Jack’s arrival was announced over the intercom.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryintercom + verb- buzz
- crackle
- sound
- …
- system
- button
- on the intercom
- over the intercom
Word OriginSecond World War: abbreviation of intercommunication.