foghorn

noun

fog·​horn ˈfȯg-ˌhȯrn How to pronounce foghorn (audio)
ˈfäg-
1
: a horn (as on a ship) sounded in a fog to give warning
2
: a loud hoarse voice

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At the unveiling of a report by Kennedy’s Make America Health Again Commission, the dog whistles were more like foghorns. Philip Elliott, Time, 10 Sep. 2025 Some protesters used stilts, music, flares and foghorns to amplify their message. Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025 The foghorn blew every 30 seconds and pelicans sailed above, doing a quick half corkscrew turn before diving. Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025 The lightkeepers of yore almost went mad from cabin fever and constant foghorns. John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for foghorn

Word History

First Known Use

1819, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of foghorn was in 1819

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“Foghorn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foghorn. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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foghorn

noun
fog·​horn ˈfȯg-ˌhȯ(ə)rn How to pronounce foghorn (audio)
ˈfäg-
: a horn (as on a ship) sounded in foggy weather to give warning

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