foghorn
noun [C] /ˈfɒɡ.hɔːn/
/ˈfɑːɡ.hɔːrn/ Definition
› a horn that makes a very loud sound to warn ships that they are close to land or other ships: He has a voice like a foghorn (= an unpleasantly loud voice).Navigation and shipwrecks
(Definition of foghorn noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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