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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This component is part of the circuit for both the horn and the airbag.
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Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
One rider, identified as Richard Collins, the leader of the group, told Fox 5 Atlanta the black SUV tailed the group and laid down the horn.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
As the first intermission loomed, the Kings’ Joel Edmundson clubbed Cale Makar late, and the mild-mannered defender was heated enough to chicken-wing Edmundson with a high elbow before the horn sounded.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Around the horn Florida sophomore Aidan King has emerged as a strong contender for SEC Pitcher of the Year honors.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026
One rider, identified as Richard Collins, the leader of the group, told Fox 5 Atlanta the black SUV tailed the group and laid down the horn.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 1 May 2026
As the first intermission loomed, the Kings’ Joel Edmundson clubbed Cale Makar late, and the mild-mannered defender was heated enough to chicken-wing Edmundson with a high elbow before the horn sounded.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2026
Around the horn Florida sophomore Aidan King has emerged as a strong contender for SEC Pitcher of the Year honors.
—Mitch Light, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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