foghorn
Example Sentences
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That night it rained and the light station’s modern foghorn sounded every 30 seconds, as it routinely does from October to April.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2024
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
A long, plaintive moan, comparable to a blast from a foghorn.
From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
