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temporary floating barrier used to contain an oil spill
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boom

Summary

boom ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • boom is a type of jig[2].
  • boom's Commons category is recorded as Oil containment booms[3].
  • boom's facet of is recorded as water conservation[4].
  • boom's facet of is recorded as oil spill[5].

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Definition and Type

boom is a type of jig[2].

Why It Matters

boom ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[1] boom has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] boom is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). boom. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/boom-q1970908
MLA “boom.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/boom-q1970908.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_boom-q1970908_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{boom}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/boom-q1970908}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → jig
    Facet of → water conservation, oil spill
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543646105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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