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foghorn Definition

fog·horn (-hôrn′)

noun

  1. a horn on a ship, lighthouse, buoy, etc. sounded as a warning during a fog
  2. a loud, strident voice

foghorn Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • sound: Hearing the clanging foghorn sound of the approaching robots is quite disturbing.
  • voice: The only stimulation the baby gets is when Fred's foghorn voice arrives on the scene.

Noun used with modifier

  • lighthouse: Many visitors, however, will be most familiar with the lighthouse foghorn which sounds every fifteen seconds during periods of poor visibility.

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