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. 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 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 30 Jun. 2025.

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