Boom may refer to:

Objects

* Boom (containment), a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill *

Boom (navigational barrier) A boom or a chain (also boom defence, harbour chain, river chain, chain boom, boom chain or variants) is an obstacle strung across a navigable stretch of water to control or block navigation. In modern times they usually have civil uses, such as ...

, an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation * Boom (sailing), a sailboat part *

Boom (windsurfing) A boom, in the context of windsurfing, is a piece of equipment that attaches to the mast, providing structural support for the sail. It completely encircles the sail, and is designed to be gripped, allowing the sailor to control the sail for norma ...

, a piece of windsurfing equipment *

Boom (ship) A boum/boom ( ar, بوم) (french: bhum), known as dhangi in India, is a medium-sized deep-sea dhow, a traditional Arabic sailing vessel. This type of dhow has two masts with lateen sails, a stern that is tapering in shape and a more symmetri ...

, a type of Arab sailing vessel * Log boom, a barrier placed in a river * Boom, the lifting part of a crane *

Boom microphone A boom operator (or First Assistant Sound) is a core role in the sound department of a film production, who works with the production sound mixer and utility sound technician. The principal responsibility of the boom operator is microphone p ...

* Boom, the rear fuselage of an aircraft, as in

twin boom A twin-boom aircraft is characterised by two longitudinal booms (extended nacelle-like bodies). The booms may contain ancillary items such as fuel tanks and/or provide a supporting structure for other items. Typically, twin tailbooms support ...

* Boom, short for boomerang * Boom barrier, used to block vehicular or pedestrian access

Arts and entertainment

Music

Performers

* Boom! (band), 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 VBirds were a British virtual girl group, created in 2002 by a team of designers, producers and musicians. An animated television series of the same name, consisting of six one-minute episodes, aired on Cartoon Network between long-form progr ...

Albums

* ''Boom'' (The Sonics album), 1966 * ''Boom'' (Mario Pavone album), 2004 * ''Boom'' (Garmonbozia album) * ''Boom'', a 2006 album by The Fuzztones

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", 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 System of a Down from their 2002 album '' Steal This Album!'' * "Boom!", a song by Simple Plan from their 2016 album ''

Taking One for the Team ''Taking One for the Team'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian rock band Simple Plan. It was released on February 19, 2016 through Atlantic Records and represents the band's first full-length record in nearly five years. Following the release ...

'' * "Boom", a song by YoungBoy Never Broke Again from his 2020 album ''

Top A spinning top, or simply a top, is a toy with a squat body and a sharp point at the bottom, designed to be spun on its vertical axis, balancing on the tip due to the gyroscopic effect. Once set in motion, a top will usually wobble for a few ...

Festivals

* Boom Festival, an electronic music festival in Portugal * BOOM Festival, a former Yugoslav music festival

Films

* ''Boom!'' (film), a 1968 British drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward * ''Boom'' (film), a 2003 Bollywood comedy * ''

Il Boom ''Il Boom'' is a 1963 in film, 1963 commedia all'italiana film by Italian people, Italian director Vittorio De Sica. The "boom" in the title was the Italian economic miracle which transformed the country in the span of a decade, from the late 19 ...

'', a 1963 film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica

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.''

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) The present article is a list of known platforms to which ''Doom'' has been confirmed to be ported. ''Doom'' is one of the most widely ported video games. Since the original MS-DOS version, it has been released officially for a number of operatin ...

, a source port of the computer game ''Doom''

Places

* Boom, Belgium, a municipality *

Boom Mountain Boom Mountain is located north of Vermilion Pass on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1908 after Boom Lake which is located right under the mountain. When viewed by an Alpine Club of Canada expe ...

, 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 Super Channel Entertainment Network (Formally and commonly known as Super Channel) is a Television in Canada, Canadian English language Premium television, premium cable television, cable and satellite television television channel, channel owne ...

, a proposed Canadian premium TV service *

Boom TV (Romania) Boom TV (initially operated by DTH Television Group) was a Romanian telecommunications company, which mainly offered satellite television. The program packages offered by Boom were made to satisfy the needs of the viewers by selecting the progra ...

, 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

Boom (surname) Boom is a Dutch surname meaning "tree" (). It and the form ''De Boom'' can be of metaphoric origin, indicating a robust person ("like a tree"). Alternatively it may be a shortened version of names like ''Van der Boom'' or ''Ten Boom'', meaning from/ ...

Boom (nickname) Boom is a nickname for: * Ernest Carter (drummer) * Daniel Boom Desjardins (born 1971), French-Canadian singer * Dan Herron (born 1989), American National Football League player * Anthony Boom Labrusca (born 1989), Filipino actor * Johannes Boom P ...

* Boom (entertainer) (born 1982), South Korean rapper, singer and actor

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 baby boom is a period marked by a significant increase of birth rate. This demographic phenomenon is usually ascribed within certain geographical bounds of defined national and cultural populations. People born during these periods are often ca ...

, a period marked by a greatly increased birth rate

Organizations

* Boom Technology, a startup aircraft company