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 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 () (), 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 symmetrical overall structure t ...

, a type of Arab sailing vessel *

Log boom A log boom (sometimes called a log fence or log bag) is a barrier placed in a river, designed to collect and or contain floating logs timbered from nearby forests. The term is also used as a place where logs were collected into booms, as at th ...

, 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 placem ...

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

twin boom A twin-boom aircraft has two longitudinal auxiliary spars, or “auxiliary booms” , that may contain ancillary components such as fuel tanks and/or provide a supporting structure for other items. Typically, twin tailbooms support the tail ...

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

Songs

* Boom (Anastacia song), "Boom" (Anastacia song), the official song for the 2002 FIFA World Cup * Boom (Mario song), "Boom" (Mario song), a 2005 R&B single featuring Juvenile * Boom (P.O.D. song), "Boom" (P.O.D. song), 2002 * Boom (Royce da 5'9" song), "Boom" (Royce da 5'9" song) * Boom (Snoop Dogg song), "Boom" (Snoop Dogg song), 2011 * Boom (T-Pain song), "Boom" (T-Pain song), 2008, with Filip Filippi, better known as Sin Sizzerb * Boom (X Ambassadors song), "Boom" (X Ambassadors song), 2019 * Boom! (System of a Down song), "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 (Mary Mary album), The Sound'' * "Boom", a song by Soulfly on the album ''Primitive (Soulfly 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 (album), Top''

Festivals

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

Films

* Boom! (1968 film), ''Boom!'' (1968 film), a 1968 British drama starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and Noël Coward * Boom (2003 film), ''Boom'' (2003 film), a 2003 Bollywood comedy * ''Il Boom'', a 1963 film by Italian director Vittorio de Sica

Television

* Boom! (TV series), ''Boom!'' (TV series), a 2005 American reality series * Boom! (game show), ''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), "Boom" (''CSI''), an episode of the TV series ''C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation'' * Boom! (Castle), "Boom!" (''Castle''), a television episode * BOOM (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.), "BOOM" (''Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.''), a television episode * Boom (Power Rangers), Boom (''Power Rangers''), a character from the American TV series ''Power Rangers: S.P.D.'' * Boom (Doctor Who), "Boom" (''Doctor Who''), an episode of the fourteenth series of ''Doctor Who''

Other

* Boom! Studios, an American comics publisher * Boom! (novel), ''Boom!'' (novel), a 2009 children's science fiction novel by Mark Haddon * Boom (play), ''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

* 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, 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 * Boom Technology, a startup aircraft company