foghorn

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: fog=horn

CIDE DICTIONARY

foghorn, n. 

 A horn that emits a loud low-pitched sound, used on ships navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

foghorn, n.
1 a deep-sounding instrument for warning ships in fog.
2 colloq. a loud penetrating voice.

THESAURUS

foghorn

Klaxon, Mayday, Roman candle, SOS, aid to navigation, air-raid alarm, alarm, alarm bell, alarm clock, alarm signal, alarum, alert, all clear, amber light, balefire, beacon, beacon fire, bell, bell buoy, blinker, blinking light, blue peter, buoy, burglar alarm, buzzer, caution light, crostarie, fiery cross, fire alarm, fire bell, fire flag, five-minute gun, flare, flashing light, fog bell, fog signal, fog whistle, gale warning, glance, go light, gong buoy, green light, heliograph, high sign, hooter, horn, hue and cry, hurricane warning, international alphabet flag, international numeral pennant, kick, leer, lighthouse, marker beacon, nod, note of alarm, nudge, occulting light, parachute flare, pilot flag, poke, police whistle, quarantine flag, radio beacon, red flag, red light, rocket, sailing aid, semaphore, semaphore flag, semaphore telegraph, sign, signal, signal beacon, signal bell, signal fire, signal flag, signal gong, signal gun, signal lamp, signal light, signal mast, signal of distress, signal post, signal rocket, signal shot, signal siren, signal tower, siren, small-craft warning, spar buoy, still alarm, stop light, storm cone, storm flag, storm warning, the nod, the wink, tocsin, touch, traffic light, traffic signal, two-minute gun, upside-down flag, watch fire, whistle, white flag, wigwag, wigwag flag, wink, yellow flag

ROGET THESAURUS

foghorn

Warning

N warning, early warning, caution, caveat, notice, premonition, premonishment, prediction, contraindication, lesson, dehortation, admonition, monition, alarm, 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, 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, monitor, guard camera, radar, AWACS, spy satellite, spy-in-the- sky, U2 plane, spy plane, warning, premonitory, monitory, cautionary, admonitory, admonitive, sematic, warned, forewarned, on one's guard, in terrorem, Int, beware!, ware!, take care!, look out!, fore (golf), mind what you are about!, take care what you are about!, mind!, ne reveillez pas le chat qui dort, don't wake a sleeping cat, foenum habet in cornu, caveat actor, le silence du people est la legon des rois, verbum sat sapienti, a word to the wise is sufficient, un averti en vaut deux.

Alarm

N 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, fogsignal, foghorn, yellow flag, danger signal, red light, red flag, fire bell, police whistle, false alarm, cry of wolf, bug-bear, bugaboo, alarming, Int, sauve qui peut!, every man for himself!, qui vive?.