Boom may refer to:

Objects

Boom (containment) A containment boom is a temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill. Booms are used to reduce the possibility of polluting shorelines and other resources, and to help make recovery easier. Booms help to concentrate oil in thicker sur ...

, 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. They are sometimes mixed with pile barrages. In moder ...

, an obstacle used to control or block marine navigation *

Boom (sailing) In sailing, a boom is a spar (sailing), spar (pole), along the of a fore and aft rigged sail, that greatly improves control of the angle and shape of the sail. The primary action of the boom is to keep the ''foot'' flatter when the sail angle ...

, 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 A boomerang () is a thrown tool typically constructed with airfoil sections and designed to spin about an axis perpendicular to the direction of its flight, designed to return to the thrower. The origin of the word is from Australian Aborigin ...

Boom barrier A bar, post, pole, beam, or boom gate, also known as a boom or a boom barrier, is a beam or bar on a pivot used as a gate. The boom is lowered to block vehicular or pedestrian access through a controlled point or raised to permit such traffic. ...

, 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

* ''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!" (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 ''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 o ...

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

Top Top most commonly refers to: * Top, a basic term of orientation, distinguished from bottom, front, back, and sides * Spinning top, a ubiquitous traditional toy * Top (clothing), clothing designed to be worn over the torso * Mountain top, a moun ...

Festivals

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

Films

* ''Boom!'' (1968 film), a 1968 British drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward * ''Boom'' (2003 film), a 2003 Bollywood comedy * '' Il Boom'', 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.'' * "Boom" (''Doctor Who''), an episode of the fourteenth series of ''Doctor Who''

Other

Boom! Studios Boom! Studios (stylized as BOOM! Studios), is an American comic book and graphic novel publisher. They are headquartered in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company is a subsidiary of Random House division of Penguin Random House sin ...

, 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 Boom ( , ) is a Belgium, Belgian town, located in both the arrondissement and province of Antwerp (province), Antwerp. In 2021, Boom had a total population of 18,799. The total area is 7.37 km2 (2.85 sq mi). Residents are known as "Boomenaren". S ...

, 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) Boom Extrasatelit, also known as Boom TV and operated as DTH Television Group SA, was a Romanian satellite television company and television broadcaster. Founded in 2004 by Israeli investors, the company began testing satellite television transm ...

, a satellite TV company * Boom TV (Macedonia), a digital TV provider *

, 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 KROI (92.1 FM broadcasting, FM) is a radio station serving the Greater Houston market. It is licensed to Seabrook, Texas and owned by the Spanish Broadcasting System. The station's studios are located in Greenway Plaza and the transmitter i ...

, 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 WPHI-FM (103.9 MHz) is a commercial radio station city of license, licensed to Jenkintown, Pennsylvania, and serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area. The station is owned by Audacy, Inc., simulcasting an all-news radio radio format, format wi ...

, a radio station serving the Philadelphia area, branded as "Boom 107.9"

People

* Boom (surname) * Boom (nickname) * Boom (entertainer) (born 1982), South Korean rapper, singer and actor * Boudewijn Karel Boom, Dutch botanist for whose name it is the standard abbreviation

Other uses

Sonic boom A sonic boom is a sound associated with shock waves created when an object travels through the air faster than the speed of sound. Sonic booms generate enormous amounts of sound energy, sounding similar to an explosion or a thunderclap to ...

, the sound created by an object traveling through the air faster than the speed of sound *

Economic boom An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with ...

, 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 births. This demography, demographic phenomenon is usually an ascribed characteristic within the population of a specific nationality, nation or culture. Baby booms are caused by various ...

, a period marked by a greatly increased birth rate * Boom Technology, a startup aircraft company