foghorn

Speech parts

1. foghorn - Noun

2. foghorn - Verb

Meaning

a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone

a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

fogsignal bell horn beacon mermaid signal semaphore tocsin sign warning notice alert alarm trumpet whistle
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Antonyms

bore ignorance neglect dull disregard soothe
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Hypernyms

horn alert alarm alarum signaling device

Hyponyms

diaphone

Examples

The monster cried out at the tower. The foghorn blew. The monster roared again. The foghorn blew. The monster opened its great toothed mouth, and the sound that came from it was the sound of the foghorn itself. Ray Bradbury

And when that foghorn blows, I will be coming home, When that foghorn blows, I wanna hear it, I don't have to fear it, And I wanna rock your gypsy soul, Just like way back in the days of old, And magnificently we will fold Into the mystic. Van Morrison

He also said: "This guy is a dog whistle as big as a foghorn.” Source: Internet

This guy has a dog whistle as big as a foghorn'. Source: Internet

In popular culture Film *In the Foghorn Leghorn animated film Plop Goes the Weasel (1953), a weasel tries to capture Foghorn Leghorn for food. Source: Internet

Foghorn Stringband is also playing this weekend at the Hill Center in Washington, D.C. for free this Sunday. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

foggy lace foggy thinking foggy visibility fogie foglamp fogle