Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for foghorn. Search instead for Leghorns.
Definitions

foghorn

[fog-hawrn, fawg-] / ˈfɒgˌhɔrn, ˈfɔg- /
NOUN
warning signal
Synonyms


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

A person has been fined for using a foghorn to wake a sleeping polar bear in Norway's Svalbard archipelago, a local official said.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

To the human ear, the hum might sound like a single note on a French horn or a foghorn.

From Science Daily Jan. 3, 2024

For now, no one’s blowing the foghorn warning.

From Seattle Times Dec. 29, 2023

Once a prehistoric denizen of the deeps, it comes ashore on a tsunami tide, tall as a thunderhead, shrugging off artillery as it bellows a foghorn scream.

From Scientific American Nov. 3, 2023

Just before another blast, clear as a foghorn on a stormy sea, Old Dan’s voice rang loud and clear.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls



Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training