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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My mom, irritated, honked the horn, and my dad stepped on the gas.
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Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The furious driver kept his hands on the horn for a few seconds.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
And Kippes' heart had to be contracting at the exact moment the horn struck.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Atlanta briefly stretched it again, but the Nets answered at the horn.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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Dawn Lerman, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The furious driver kept his hands on the horn for a few seconds.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
And Kippes' heart had to be contracting at the exact moment the horn struck.
—Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 16 Mar. 2026
Atlanta briefly stretched it again, but the Nets answered at the horn.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2026
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 25 Mar. 2026.
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