foghorn
noun
1 foghorn
A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships.
synonym: fogsignal.
Roget 668:
warning,
early warning,
caution,
caveat;
notice
etc.
(information)
527;
premonition,
premonishment†;
prediction
etc.
511;
contraindication,
lesson,
dehortation†;
admonition,
monition;
alarm
etc.
669.
handwriting on the wall,
mene mene tekel upharsin,
red flag,
yellow flag;
fog-signal,
foghorn;
siren;
monitor,
warning voice,
Cassandra†,
signs of the times,
Mother Cary's chickens†,
stormy petrel,
bird of ill omen,
gathering clouds,
clouds in the horizon,
death watch.
watchtower,
beacon,
signal post;
lighthouse
etc.
(indication of locality)
550.
sentinel,
sentry, ,
watch,
watchman;
watch and ward;
watchdog,
bandog†,
housedog†;
patrol,
patrolman,
vedette†,
picket,
bivouac,
scout,
spy,
spial†;
undercover agent,
mole,
plainclothesman;
advanced guard,
rear guard;
lookout.
cautiousness
etc.
864.
monitor,
guard camera,
radar,
AWACS,
spy satellite,
spy-in-the-sky,
U2 plane,
spy plane.
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Roget 669:
alarm;
alarum,
larum†,
alarm bell,
tocsin,
alerts,
beat of drum,
sound of trumpet,
note of alarm,
hue and cry,
fire cross,
signal of distress;
blue lights;
war-cry,
war-whoop;
warning
etc.
668;
fogsignal,
foghorn;
yellow flag;
danger signal;
red light,
red flag;
fire bell;
police whistle.
false alarm,
cry of wolf;
bug-bear,
bugaboo.
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2 foghorn
A warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone.
Dutch: misthoorn
Polish: róg mgłowy
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