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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For years, Kerr has cooperated with his assistant coaches and video coordinators on parameters for when and when not to light the horn.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
John gets a chance to climb inside, turn the wheel and honk the horn.
—Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The body-camera footage captured officers racing to reach the man as the horn of an approaching train grew louder its and its headlight grew brighter.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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).
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
John gets a chance to climb inside, turn the wheel and honk the horn.
—Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
The body-camera footage captured officers racing to reach the man as the horn of an approaching train grew louder its and its headlight grew brighter.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 16 Oct. 2024
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).
—Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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