Synonyms: bar, dam, barrage
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /buːm/ |
| Hyphenation | boom |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑚𐑵𐑥 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐺𐐭𐑋 |
| Plural | booms |
| Dutch | afsluiting; barrière; stuw; versperring |
|---|---|
| Esperanto | baraĵo |
| German | Gehege; Hürde; Schranke; Sperre; Hindernis; Hemmnis; Wall; Barre |
| Portuguese | barragem |
| Saterland Frisian | Dom; Ousluutenge; Speere |
| Spanish | obstrucción; presa |
| West Frisian | dam; ôfslutning |