FOGHORN

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("foghorn" is a kind of...):

horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)

signaling device (a device used to send signals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "foghorn"):

diaphone (a foghorn that makes a signal consisting of two tones)

Meaning:

A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships

Synonyms:

foghorn; fogsignal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("foghorn" is a kind of...):

alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)