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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

foghorn
    n 1: a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound
         ships [syn: foghorn, fogsignal]
    2: a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud
       low tone

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

foghorn \fog"horn\ n.
   A horn that emits a loud low-pitched sound, used on ships
   navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence.

   Syn: fog signal.
        [PJC]

Thesaurus Results for foghorn:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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