hooter

• Существительное с несколькими значениями: неформальный термин для носа; устройство на транспортном средстве, используемое для подачи предупредительного звука; или ночная хищная птица с большой головой и глазами, направленными вперёд.

A noun with multiple meanings: an informal term for the nose; a device on a vehicle used to produce a warning sound; or a nocturnal bird of prey with a large head and forward-facing eyes.

1. B2informalbritish

   An informal term for the nose, often used humorously.

   Нос

   • He got a punch right on the hooter.
   • She has a rather large hooter.
   • Stop picking your hooter in public.

   Synonymsbeakconkhonkernozzleproboscisschnozzlesnout

2. Car hornB1informalbritish

   A device on a vehicle that makes a loud warning sound.

   Гудок

   • The driver gave a loud blast on his hooter.
   • I heard a hooter behind me and moved over.
   • The car's hooter is broken and needs fixing.

   Synonymshornklaxon

3. OwlB2informalbritish

   A nocturnal bird of prey with large eyes, a hawk-like beak, and claws.

   Сова

   • An old hooter was hooting in the barn.
   • We saw a hooter perched on the fence at night.
   • The hooter's call echoed through the woods.

   Synonymshoot owlowl