foghorn
Example Sentences
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They heard something “like a foghorn,” Sue said.
From Literature
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A large fire on a hillside in Inverclyde led to a smoke over Greenock and the Clyde, prompting ships to sound their foghorns.
From BBC
Fellow whale songs, murmuring currents, the occasional foghorn, perhaps.
From Los Angeles Times
The foghorns on the Golden Gate Bridge bleated their different tones.
From Literature
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That night it rained and the light station’s modern foghorn sounded every 30 seconds, as it routinely does from October to April.
From Los Angeles Times
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