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 ball bounced softly off the rim only for James to finish the play just as the horn sounded.
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The larger compression area maximizes energy so that the driver doesn’t have to work as hard to increase the sound pressure to the horn’s throat.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The two brighter stars of the horn are Hamal and Sheratan, and the dimmer star below them is Mesarthim.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
The finale was electric, as the Ducks might have sent the game to overtime off Mason McTavish’s pop-in as the horn sounded.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 2025
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Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2025
The larger compression area maximizes energy so that the driver doesn’t have to work as hard to increase the sound pressure to the horn’s throat.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025
The two brighter stars of the horn are Hamal and Sheratan, and the dimmer star below them is Mesarthim.
—Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
The finale was electric, as the Ducks might have sent the game to overtime off Mason McTavish’s pop-in as the horn sounded.
—Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 10 Mar. 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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