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bullhorn

[bool-hawrn]

bull·horn

[bool-hawrn]
noun
a directional, high-powered, electrical loudspeaker or megaphone.
Also, bull horn.


Origin:
1950–55; bull1 + horn
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bullhorn (ˈbʊlˌhɔːn)
 
n
(US), (Canadian) Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): loud-hailer a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone

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