fog-horn

And to cap it all, the fog-horn machine pumps in at the oddest moments in imitation of a big bass viol.

CHAPTER XLIII 2010

"Und be politeful!" the German boat-steerer added, his rough voice lifting across the water like a fog-horn.

The Lost Poacher 2010

Despite Craig Silverman's fog-horn voice and Dan Caplis 'adolescent intonations, I like the "Caplis and Silverman" talk-radio show, especially when they've got good guests like Scott McInnis or John Hickenlooper.

Jason Salzman: Where Are McInnis' Writings About Colorado Water Issues? 2010

A fog-horn had begun its periodic moan from the north and the passing motorcars had lit their head-lamps.

Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

A fog-horn had begun its periodic moan from the north and the passing motorcars had lit their head-lamps.

Locked Rooms King, Laurie R. 2005

But from that debile body there issued a bullying voice, tremendously loud, harsh and resonant, as if produced by some powerful mechanical contrivance in the nature of a fog-horn.

Falk, by Joseph Conrad 2004

Talking at the top of his voice like a fog-horn, he told somebody or anybody to go for a surgeon; and as he turned back into the dark and thronged entrance his friend Father Brown dipped in insignificantly after him.

The Complete Father Brown 2003

And immediately, as if it had heard him, as if it had understood and answered him, the fog-horn on the pier bellowed out close to him.

Pierre And Jean 2003

It was the roar of a fog-horn, the cry of a ship lost in the fog.

Pierre And Jean 2003

Talking at the top of his voice like a fog-horn, he told somebody or anybody to go for a surgeon; and as he turned back into the dark and thronged entrance his friend Father Brown dipped in insignificantly after him.

The Complete Father Brown 2003