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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The final pairing of Sam Burns and Adam Scott were about to tee off on the 301-yard, par-3 eighth hole just after 4 p.m. ET when the horn blew, indicating that play was being suspended.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Prior to the horn sounding, everyone on the first page of the leaderboard was having a hard time.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
After the blaring siren was rendered silent in Florida’s 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the horn will be ready and in full force for Game 4 on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Mid-period Tkachuk’s snap shot seconds into a 5-on-3 advantage made the horn blast at 1-0, assisted by Aleksander Barkov.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 15 June 2025
Prior to the horn sounding, everyone on the first page of the leaderboard was having a hard time.
—Kendall Capps, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
After the blaring siren was rendered silent in Florida’s 6-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final, the horn will be ready and in full force for Game 4 on Thursday at Amerant Bank Arena.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 June 2025
Mid-period Tkachuk’s snap shot seconds into a 5-on-3 advantage made the horn blast at 1-0, assisted by Aleksander Barkov.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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