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foghorn

noun

  1. device that uses sound to warn vehicles of navigational hazards like rocky coastlines, or boats of the presence of other vessels, in foggy conditions
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: From fog + horn.

  1. A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
  2. A strong gossiper.

verb

Etymology: From fog + horn.

  1. To sound a foghorn

    With the gold evening sun burnishing our strings of signal bunting we foghorned our way up the confidently prosperous quayside of Haugesund

  2. To shout or bellow in a loud, deep voice

    the voice of the teacher foghorned away undisturbed