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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As the horn sounded, several players from the Stars and Oilers mixed it up at center ice.
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
When the horn first blew, cameras caught McIlroy's priceless reaction.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Medfield responded as the horn sounded on the first quarter, as Sutton fought his way to the net for a wild goal in the closing seconds to trim things to 2-1.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
The overtime ended with the horn blasting happily, with rats on the ice, and with jubilant teammates hugging winning-goal scorer Brad Marchand.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
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Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2025
When the horn first blew, cameras caught McIlroy's priceless reaction.
—Savannah Leigh Richardson, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 May 2025
Medfield responded as the horn sounded on the first quarter, as Sutton fought his way to the net for a wild goal in the closing seconds to trim things to 2-1.
—Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 14 May 2025
The overtime ended with the horn blasting happily, with rats on the ice, and with jubilant teammates hugging winning-goal scorer Brad Marchand.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 10 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for the horn
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“The horn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20horn. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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