the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
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Apparently thinking UMass had scored, the lights were turned off and the horn sounded.
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
But the puck crossed the goal line one second after the horn and was disallowed.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
But Saturday’s most bizarre finish unfolded at Winter Park High School, where fans of both the Wildcats and Lake Mary ran onto the court to celebrate victory after the horn sounded, ending a low-scoring game that had fans on the edge of their seats all night.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Arena staff soon realized the issue was with the horn on top of the giant video board rather than anything at the scorers table.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
But the puck crossed the goal line one second after the horn and was disallowed.
—Andrew Cornelius, Twin Cities, 4 Mar. 2026
But Saturday’s most bizarre finish unfolded at Winter Park High School, where fans of both the Wildcats and Lake Mary ran onto the court to celebrate victory after the horn sounded, ending a low-scoring game that had fans on the edge of their seats all night.
—Buddy Collings, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Mar. 2026
Arena staff soon realized the issue was with the horn on top of the giant video board rather than anything at the scorers table.
—Hunter Patterson, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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