"foghorn" meaning in English

See foghorn in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: En-us-foghorn.ogg Forms: foghorns [plural]
Etymology: From 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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 3 8 25 Disambiguation of English terms with consonant pseudo-digraphs: 58 4 11 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 69 4 12 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 4 10 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 4 8 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 64 4 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 61 4 16 20 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 5 9 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 62 5 8 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 72 4 10 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 63 5 9 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 63 3 8 26 Disambiguation of 'horn': 100 0
  2. A strong gossiper.
    Sense id: en-foghorn-en-noun-oPx1wloy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fog horn Derived forms: voice like a foghorn

Verb

Audio: En-us-foghorn.ogg Forms: foghorns [present, singular, third-person], foghorning [participle, present], foghorned [participle, past], foghorned [past]
Etymology: From 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: 30 8 23 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fog horn

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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