foghorn
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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
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
Coast Guard Station Southwest Harbor, which is responsible for the navigational aid, removed the light for repairs on Monday and is still working on getting the foghorn working, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 2, 2023
Big old foghorn seems to be getting closer.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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