foghorn

• Nom désignant un avertisseur sonore puissant et grave, utilisé notamment sur les navires ou dans les phares pour signaler leur présence en cas de brouillard.

A noun referring to a loud, low-pitched warning signal or horn used to alert ships in foggy conditions.

1. Warning signal for shipsB1formal

   A loud, low-pitched horn used on ships or at coastal stations to warn vessels in foggy conditions.

   Corne de brume

   • The foghorn sounded every few seconds to guide the ships.
   • We could hear the distant foghorn from the shore.
   • The captain relied on the foghorn to avoid collisions in the thick fog.

2. Loud voice (informal)B2informal

   A humorous term for a very loud, deep, or booming voice.

   Voix de stentor

   • He has a voice like a foghorn; you can hear him across the room.
   • Stop shouting like a foghorn, we can all hear you!
   • Her foghorn laugh echoed through the entire building.

   Synonymesbellowblastboomroar