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Foghorn   Listen
noun
foghorn  n.  A horn that emits a loud low-pitched sound, used on ships navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence.
Synonyms: fog signal.






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"Foghorn" Quotes from Famous Books



... seemed inadequate, silly. Lately he had become familiar with the sonorous foghorn, and besides, he was not a woodsman and knew nothing of the penetration of the thin, vibrant signal. When the sailors should come, he would take the troublesome fellow to the commander of the garrison on the hill. But then a weight fell on him from behind, and uncleanliness and garlic ...
— The Missourian • Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle

... bell the mist had grown denser, and the Mate sung out sudden and angrily for the foghorn to be sounded. ...
— The Brassbounder - A Tale of the Sea • David W. Bone



Words linked to "Foghorn" :   alarum, horn, fogsignal, diaphone, alert, signaling device, alarm



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