Meaning of blowhorn | Babel Free

Definitions

A device, often funnel-shaped and sometimes hand-held, which is used to emit loud sounds or amplified human speech.

Examples

“"Pick⟳ up your toys" takes a parental blowhorn to permeate the brain of a young child.”

“He remembers the sad, droning sound⟳ of a blowhorn from a dredge barge, a plea for help⟳ as it was swept out to sea.”

“[F]rom atop enormous snow⟳ banks they sang civil rights-era songs and waited for the speakers from inside to come⟳ outside to deliver⟳ their speeches via blowhorn.”

“"We could stand⟳ outside with a blowhorn and say⟳ you are all sinners but the reality is that doesn't work⟳," Mr Davies said.”

“I’m talking, of course, about the vuvuzela. Essentially, a metre-long blowhorn, which you may struggle⟳ to get⟳ past a steward at an English football ground.”

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