"foghorn" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: En-us-foghorn.ogg [US] Forms: foghorns [plural]
Etymology: fog + horn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fog|horn}} fog + horn Head templates: {{en-noun}} foghorn (plural foghorns)
  1. A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats. Translations (horn): sumutorvi (Finnish), sumusireeni (Finnish), corne de brume [feminine] (French), Nebelhorn [neuter] (German), ködkürt (Hungarian), 霧笛 (muteki) (alt: むてき) (Japanese), còrna de bruma [feminine] (Occitan), mistlur [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-foghorn-en-noun-kTVWzh06 Disambiguation of 'horn': 100 0
  2. A strong gossiper.
    Sense id: en-foghorn-en-noun-oPx1wloy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 54 4 12 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 30 58 2 9 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 28 42 9 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fog horn Derived forms: voice like a foghorn

Verb [English]

Audio: En-us-foghorn.ogg [US] Forms: foghorns [present, singular, third-person], foghorning [participle, present], foghorned [participle, past], foghorned [past]
Etymology: fog + horn Etymology templates: {{compound|en|fog|horn}} fog + horn Head templates: {{en-verb}} foghorn (third-person singular simple present foghorns, present participle foghorning, simple past and past participle foghorned)
  1. To sound a foghorn
    Sense id: en-foghorn-en-verb-ks0p74k6
  2. To shout or bellow in a loud, deep voice
    Sense id: en-foghorn-en-verb-aFc3G8mC Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 26 21 19 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fog horn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

Download JSON data for foghorn meaning in All languages combined (4.4kB)

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