A loudspeaker, in particular one that is part of an intercom system.
〈非正式，主美〉（尤指供内部通话系统用的）扬声器，喇叭
the President's address was being piped in over the squawk box on George's desk
Example sentencesExamples
When a few more people had shown up, and there were twenty-five people in line, the door greeter - he's there to stop you stealing things - called on the squawk box for ‘all cashiers to come to the front.'
‘Yeah, I'm up at base now,’ he announced into his squawk box as he surveyed the field of well-fortified tents.
The squawk boxes mounted on the support poles didn't work, but everyone knew that so it wasn't a big deal.
It was not until later in the meeting, apparently, that Republican staffers realized the conversation was being broadcast over our ‘squawk boxes,’ at which point they began taping.
Some humorous fellow sent his voice over the squawk box in imitation of submarine noises and shouted, ‘Dive!’
Definition of squawk box in US English:
squawk box
nounˈskwôk ˌbäks
North American informal
A loudspeaker, in particular one that is part of an intercom system.
〈非正式，主美〉（尤指供内部通话系统用的）扬声器，喇叭
the President's address was being piped in over the squawk box on George's desk
Example sentencesExamples
When a few more people had shown up, and there were twenty-five people in line, the door greeter - he's there to stop you stealing things - called on the squawk box for ‘all cashiers to come to the front.'
The squawk boxes mounted on the support poles didn't work, but everyone knew that so it wasn't a big deal.
Some humorous fellow sent his voice over the squawk box in imitation of submarine noises and shouted, ‘Dive!’
It was not until later in the meeting, apparently, that Republican staffers realized the conversation was being broadcast over our ‘squawk boxes,’ at which point they began taping.
‘Yeah, I'm up at base now,’ he announced into his squawk box as he surveyed the field of well-fortified tents.