Boom

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Boom usually refers to an onomatopoeic word for the sound that an explosion makes. Boom may also refer to:

Objects

Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation
Boom (sailing), spar at the foot of a sail on a sailboat
Boom (windsurfing), a wishbone shaped piece of windsurfing equipment
Boom (ship), a type of Arab sailing vessel
Log boom, a barrier placed in a river
Boom, the lifting part of a crane
Boom microphone, used by a boom operator to record sound
Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in twin boom

Sonic boom, the sound created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound
Flourishing, a rapid growth
- Economic boom, a time of rapid growth in wealth, as in a boom town
- Latin American Boom, a literary movement in 1960s Latin America
- Baby boom, a period marked by a greatly increased birth rate

"Boom" (Anastacia song), by American recording artist Anastacia, the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
"Boom" (Anjulie song), a 2008 song by Anjulie
"Boom", from One Fierce Beer Coaster (1996) by the Bloodhound Gang
"Boom" (Flight of the Conchords song), from the episode "Bret Gives Up the Dream"
"Boom" (Mario song), a 2005 R&B single by Mario featuring Juvenile
"Boom", from the 2008 album The Sound by gospel R&B duo Mary Mary
"Boom" (P.O.D. song), a 2002 song by American rock band P.O.D. from Satellite
"Boom" (Royce da 5'9" song), the first single from rapper Royce da 5'9"'s debut studio album Rock City
"Boom" (Snoop Dogg song), a 2011 song by West Coast rapper Snoop Dogg
"Boom", on the album Primitive by Soulfly
"Boom!", on Steal This Album! by System of a Down
"Boom!", on Taking One for the Team by Simple Plan
"Boom" (T-Pain song), a 2008 special collaboration single with Filip Filippi, better known as Sin Sizzerb

Boom! (film), a 1968 British drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward
Boom (film), a 2004 Bollywood film directed by Kaizad Gustad
Il Boom, a 1963 film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica

Boom! (TV series), an American reality television series that aired in 2005
Boom! (2015 TV series), an American game show with a time bomb theme
Boom, the original title of the U.S. TV series Blood & Oil
"Boom" (CSI), a first-season episode of C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation
"Boom!" (Castle), the conclusion to a two-part arc of the TV series Castle
Boom (Power Rangers), a character from the American TV series Power Rangers: S.P.D.
BOOM (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a fourth-season episode of the TV series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Boom, Belgium, a municipality
Boom Mountain, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
- Boom Lake, near the mountain
Boom Gorge, a gorge on the Chu River in Kyrgyzstan
Boom, Tennessee, a community in the United States
Boom, Texas, former name of Summerfield, Texas

BOOMTV, a proposed Canadian premium TV service
Boom TV (Romania), a satellite TV company
Boom TV (Macedonia), a digital TV provider
Boom! Studios, an American comic book and graphic novel publisher
Boom FM, a branding of classic hits radio stations broadcasting in Canada
KROI, a radio station serving the Greater Houston area, branded as Boom 92
XERP-AM, a Mexican radio station serving the Tampico, Tamaulipas area, branded as boom 104.7
WPHI-FM, a radio station serving the Philadelphia area, branded as Boom 107.9