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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Clues to its age, however, were found among the animal’s overall height, its skull bones, and the length and characteristics of its nasal horn (the horn that grows right above its nostrils).
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
If the rear door remains closed, the scan continues and after 90 seconds, the car starts honking the horn loudly in case the driver has walked away.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Around the horn • Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias will speak with the media at Tropicana Field on Saturday afternoon, skipper Brandon Hyde said before Friday’s game.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Around the horn • Corbin Burnes will start Tuesday and Grayson Rodriguez will pitch Wednesday, the Orioles announced, keeping the starting rotation in turn.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
If the rear door remains closed, the scan continues and after 90 seconds, the car starts honking the horn loudly in case the driver has walked away.
—Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 17 Sep. 2024
Around the horn • Orioles executive vice president and general manager Mike Elias will speak with the media at Tropicana Field on Saturday afternoon, skipper Brandon Hyde said before Friday’s game.
—Jacob Calvin Meyer, Baltimore Sun, 9 Aug. 2024
Around the horn • Corbin Burnes will start Tuesday and Grayson Rodriguez will pitch Wednesday, the Orioles announced, keeping the starting rotation in turn.
—Taylor Lyons, Baltimore Sun, 30 July 2024
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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