the horn
noun
US slang
: the telephone
When he heard there was trouble, he got on the horn to the police.
Examples of the horn in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Carnage would step on a pedal every few minutes that triggered the horn on the police car.
—
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Users decide whether to continue forward, turn or even honk the horn.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of things that make the horn shark unique — its mouth structure, its eggs, its eyebrows — yes, eyebrows.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Bukauskas knocked Craig out cold with a nasty elbow from top position just before the horn.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the horn
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
Users decide whether to continue forward, turn or even honk the horn.
—Eric D. Lawrence, Freep.com, 17 Sep. 2025
There are a lot of things that make the horn shark unique — its mouth structure, its eggs, its eyebrows — yes, eyebrows.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Bukauskas knocked Craig out cold with a nasty elbow from top position just before the horn.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the horn
Cite this Entry
“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share