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FOGHORN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does foghorn mean?
• FOGHORN (noun)
The noun FOGHORN has 2 senses:
1. a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
2. a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
Familiarity information: FOGHORN used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
foghorn; fogsignal
Hypernyms ("foghorn" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("foghorn" is a kind of...):
horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)
signaling device (a device used to send signals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foghorn"):
diaphone (a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones)
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