bullhorn

or bull horn

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

Origin of bullhorn

1
First recorded in 1950–55; bull1 + horn

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British Dictionary definitions for bullhorn

bullhorn

/ (ˈbʊlˌhɔːn) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphone: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): loud-hailer

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