Boom
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Boom is an an onomatopoetic word that may refer to:
- The sound of an explosion, such as a sonic boom.
- Economic boom, a time of rapid growth in an economy.
- A mechanical arm for holding equipment, such as a microphone.
- Boom operator (media), an assistant to the production sound mixer.
- Boom (source port), a source port of the computer game Doom.
- Nature/Sports
- Boom (sailing), spar at the foot of a sail on a sail boat.
- Boom (windsurfing), a wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment.
- A floating barrier, usually a chain supported by interspersed buoyant elements, for blocking a waterway, such as a narrow harbour entrance or a river.
- A log boom was a barrier placed in a river, designed to collect and or contain floating logs timbered from nearby forests.
- In Australia, a game of soccer in which tackling is allowed.
- Television and films
- BOOMTV, a proposed Canadian premium television service.
- Boom! (1968 film), directed by Joseph Losey.
- Boom (2003 film), a Bollywood film directed by Kaizad Gustad.
- Music
- BooM is a Funk-Rock Band in Tehran.
- "Boom", a song by Christian rock group P.O.D.
- "Boom!", a protest song recorded by System of a Down.
- "Boom", a song by Anastasia
- "Boom", a song recorded by Mario and Juvenile.
- Other
- Boom is the name of a spar used on a Crane (machine).
- Any strong growth or development, for example:
- The Latin American Boom, a major current in Latin American literature in the second half of the 20th century.
- Boom, Antwerp, a municipality in Belgium.
- A slang term for the recreational drug crystal methamphetamine. Usually refers to the process of freebasing the crystalline substance.
- A clone of the Bomberman game.
- Boom! Studios, a comic book publisher.
- Boom, a Doom source port.
