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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While one of them retreated to the back seat, the more mischievous of the pair sat on the driver’s chair, slamming both paws into the steering wheel to activate the horn.
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Officials had to separate the teams again and McAvoy was whistled for 2 minutes for roughing as the horn sounded on the end of the first period.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
And moments before the horn sounded to stop play, Hubbard drilled a fairway metal from the rough over the winding creek in front of the green about 30 yards short of the flag.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a statement, the NCAA later confirmed a malfunction happened when the scoreboard system froze, causing the horn to also freeze and blare uninterrupted for several minutes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Officials had to separate the teams again and McAvoy was whistled for 2 minutes for roughing as the horn sounded on the end of the first period.
—CBS News, 5 Apr. 2026
And moments before the horn sounded to stop play, Hubbard drilled a fairway metal from the rough over the winding creek in front of the green about 30 yards short of the flag.
—ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
In a statement, the NCAA later confirmed a malfunction happened when the scoreboard system froze, causing the horn to also freeze and blare uninterrupted for several minutes.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026
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 12 Apr. 2026.
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