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- noun Plural form of
foghorn .
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Examples
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Muffled sounds of foghorns from the nighttime harbor, mingling with the raucous seaport din outside, passed unheeded.
Excerpt: Castaways of The Flying Dutchman by Brian Jacques 2001
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In a hall filled to overflowing, fired up by the fervor of hypermotivated supporters, crushed by flags and posters, drowned out by the noise of vuvuzelas and foghorns, the Socialist candidate has undeniably succeeded in his show of power.
François Hollande, French Presidential Candidate, Says 'Finance' Is His Adversary The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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Except that he prefers foghorns on this occasion to dog-whistles.
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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I heard it when we first walked in and throughout the game, a drone of warning amidst the nearby foghorns of San Francisco Bay.
Joshua Braff: Prison Grass Joshua Braff 2011
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The evening starts with a cacophony of ships' foghorns and whistles, sea-shanties bridge the scene changes and the recovery of Mat's body from the storm becomes as thrilling as the opening of The Tempest with the wind-lashed stage precipitously rising and falling.
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But other than that, let the simple-minded foghorns of Conservatism play their melancholy tune.
Obama touts financial reform, says GOP stance 'deceptive' 2010
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The union protesters again blasted foghorns and beat drums.
Protests Fail to Sway Wisconsin Governor Douglas Belkin 2011
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In a hall filled to overflowing, fired up by the fervor of hypermotivated supporters, crushed by flags and posters, drowned out by the noise of vuvuzelas and foghorns, the Socialist candidate has undeniably succeeded in his show of power.
François Hollande, French Presidential Candidate, Says 'Finance' Is His Adversary The Huffington Post News Editors 2012
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The atmosphere is claustrophobic and echoing – a good acoustic for foghorns.
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So he's up on deck, taking in the night air, when all the ships in the convoy suddenly let loose with foghorns and all the running lights of all the ships come on.
March 28th, 2009 m_francis 2009
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