foghorn
Collocations
4ADJ.
great, louder
VERB + FOGHORN
hear
FOGHORN + NOUN
distance, intervals
PREP.
in, than
Definitions
noun
A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
A strong gossiper.
verb
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
To shout or bellow in a loud, deep voice
the voice of the teacher foghorned away undisturbed
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ship
- fogsignal
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
5With the gold evening sun burnishing our strings of signal bunting we foghorned our way up the confidently prosperous quayside of Haugesund
Wiktionarythe voice of the teacher foghorned away undisturbed
WiktionaryWe could hear a foghorn in the distance.
Tatoeba · #2229587Yanni's voice is louder than a foghorn.
Tatoeba · #9258010Night was coming on and, to accent the loneliness, from somewhere in the dusky dimness a great foghorn groaned at intervals.
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