foghorn
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noun
1.
a deep, loud horn for sounding warning signals in foggy weather, as to ships.
2.
a deep, loud voice.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a mechanical instrument sounded at intervals to serve as a warning to vessels in fog |
| 2. | informal a loud deep resounding voice |
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Foghorn
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Example sentences
The foghorn sounded and the red lights flashed, but that should have been a warning.
The foghorn snort of a hippo warned us to avoid its channel.
He is a politician who employs a foghorn rather than a dog whistle.
The sounds have been likened to anything from approaching cavalry to a foghorn, but no one has known how they are made.
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