foghorn
foghorn noun: a very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
Noun
foghorn (plural foghorns)
Verb
foghorn (third-person singular simple present foghorns, present participle foghorning, simple past and past participle foghorned)
- 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 Haugesund2013, Tim Moore, Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a a Loafer
- To shout or bellow in a loud, deep voice
- the voice of the teacher foghorned away undisturbed1924, Frank Watts, Abnormal Psychology and Education
Forms of foghorn
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | foghorns |
| alternative form | fog horn |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | foghorns |
| present participle | foghorning |
| past participle | foghorned |
| past | foghorned |
Origin of foghorn
From fog + horn.
Words formed from foghorn
Questions about foghorn
- What does foghorn mean?
- Foghorn means a very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
- What part of speech is foghorn?
- Foghorn can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of foghorn?
- The plural of foghorn is foghorns.
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