Boom Explained
Boom may refer to:
Objects
- Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
- Boom (navigational barrier), an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation
- Boom (sailing), a sailboat part
- Boom (windsurfing), a 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
- Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in twin boom
- Boom, short for boomerang
- Boom barrier, used to block vehicular or pedestrian access
Arts and entertainment
Music
Performers
- Boom! (group), a pop band founded by Hear'Say member Johnny Shentall
- The Boom, a Japanese rock band
- Boom Gaspar (born 1953), piano/keyboard/organ player for the band Pearl Jam
- Boom, a member of the animated girl group VBirds
Albums
Songs
- "Boom" (Anastacia song), the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup
- "Boom" (Mario song), a 2005 R&B single featuring Juvenile
- "Boom" (P.O.D. song), 2002
- "Boom" (Royce da 5'9" song)
- "Boom" (Snoop Dogg song), 2011
- "Boom" (T-Pain song), 2008, with Filip Filippi, better known as Sin Sizzerb
- "Boom" (X Ambassadors song), 2019
- "Boom!" (System of a Down song), 2003
- "Boom", a song by Anjulie, 2008
- "Boom", a song by the Bloodhound Gang from One Fierce Beer Coaster (1996)
- "Boom", a song by Flight of the Conchords from the 2007 episode "Bret Gives Up the Dream"
- "Boom!", a song by Lil Yachty featuring Ugly God from the 2018 album Lil Boat 2
- "Boom", a 2008 song by gospel R&B duo Mary Mary from the album The Sound
- "Boom", a song by Soulfly on the album Primitive
- "Boom!", a song by Simple Plan from their 2016 album Taking One for the Team
- "Boom", a song by YoungBoy Never Broke Again from his 2020 album Top
Festivals
Films
Television
- Boom! (TV series), a 2005 American reality series
- Boom! (game show), an American game show with a time bomb theme
- Boom, the original title of the U.S. TV series Blood & Oil
- "Boom" (CSI), an episode of the TV series C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation
- "Boom!" (Castle), a television episode
- "BOOM" (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), a television episode
- Boom (Power Rangers), a character from the American TV series Power Rangers: S.P.D.
- "Boom" (Doctor Who), an episode of the fourteenth series of Doctor Who
Other
- Boom! Studios, an American comics publisher
- Boom! (novel), a 2009 children's science fiction novel by Mark Haddon
- Boom (play), by Peter Sinn Nachtreib
- Boom (source port), a source port of the computer game Doom
Places
- Boom, Belgium, a municipality
- Boom Mountain, on the border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
- Boom Lake, near the mountain
- Boom Gorge, on the Chu River in Kyrgyzstan
- Boom, Tennessee, a community in the United States
- Boom, Texas, former name of Summerfield, Texas
Media
- 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 classic hits radio station brand in Canada
- Boom Radio, a UK radio station
- 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"
People
Other uses
- Sonic boom, the sound created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound
- Economic boom, a time of rapid growth in wealth, as in a boom town
- Baby boom, a period marked by a greatly increased birth rate
Organizations
See also