fog horn
Harbor's booming signal
A fog horn is a loud, low-pitched warning signal used on ships and at lighthouses to alert vessels in poor visibility.
The deep, resonant blast carries across water in fog or heavy weather.
Figuratively, someone with a fog horn voice is extremely loud and hard to ignore: She announced dinner in her fog horn voice.
Also spelled foghorn.
- blareLoud harsh noise
- shipSeagoing transport vessel
- maritimeOf the sea
- warningAlert about danger
- audibleCapable of being detected by ear
klaxon · alarm · signal · sound waves · sound · fogbank · diaphone · coastal · rocky coast · navigation · mist · pea soup · distress signal · marine traffic · harbor entrance · siren · alert · alarm system
- port navigationharbor pilot, pilot boat, channel marker, buoy, buoys
- ship equipmentbilge pump, ballast, capstan, cargo crane, main engine
- New England coastlobster trap, lobster boat, lobster roll, Cape Cod, clambake
- noisemakersnoisemaker, bell, buzzer, kazoo, bells
- safety equipmentlife jacket, safety glasses, lifeboat, smoke alarms, smoke alarm
- seasidebeach house, beach cottage, beach cottages, beach huts, beach hut
fog hornwhistle
Shrill air-blown sounder
piccolo · dog whistle · squeak · chirp · tin whistle
fog hornwhisper
Speech without full voice
murmur · hush · silence · soft tone · white noise
fog hornlighthouse
Coastal beacon tower
beacon · signal light · visual signal · lighthouse beam · flare
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