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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Another vehicle follows, with a protester lying on the horn.
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
As the Jeep careened along the narrow two-lane road, Starling honked the horn, pounded the windshield and screamed to try and get a bystander to notice.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
There's a Shimano shifter to the right and useful illuminated buttons to the left for adjusting PAS, sounding the horn, engaging turn signaling, and activating walk-assist.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
If the deer stops, continue to lay on the horn.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
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Andy Rose, CNN Money, 21 Nov. 2025
As the Jeep careened along the narrow two-lane road, Starling honked the horn, pounded the windshield and screamed to try and get a bystander to notice.
—Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 13 Nov. 2025
There's a Shimano shifter to the right and useful illuminated buttons to the left for adjusting PAS, sounding the horn, engaging turn signaling, and activating walk-assist.
—New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2025
If the deer stops, continue to lay on the horn.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the horn
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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