"chrome horn" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-chrome horn.ogg [Australia] Forms: chrome horns [plural]
Etymology: The phrase most likely originated during NASCAR broadcasts in the 1970s, when stock cars still had chrome bumpers. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chrome horn (plural chrome horns)
  1. (idiomatic) The front bumper of a car when used to bump another vehicle, usually to inform the driver of the other vehicle that the first car would like to pass. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-chrome_horn-en-noun-rmCKkf9- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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