boom³ /boom/

1. A pole which controls the position of a sail
2. A chain or bar stretched across a harbour
3. A barrier of floating logs
4. An inflatable barrier used to contain oil from spillages, etc
5. A long beam
6. A movable and usu extendable beam which holds an overhead camera or microphone in a TV studio or on a film set
7. A tree (as combining form, eg kaffirboom, etc; S Afr)

boomˈ-iron noun

A ring in which a ship's boom slides

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