foghorn vs fogsignal what difference

what is difference between foghorn and fogsignal

English

Etymology

fog +‎ horn

Alternative forms

• fog horn

Pronunciation

Noun

foghorn (plural foghorns)

1. A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.

Derived terms

• voice like a foghorn

Translations

Verb

foghorn (third-person singular simple present foghorns, present participle foghorning, simple past and past participle foghorned)

1. To sound a foghorn
   • 2013, Tim Moore, Frost on my Moustache: The Arctic Exploits of a Lord and a a Loafer

     With the gold evening sun burnishing our strings of signal bunting we foghorned our way up the confidently prosperous quayside of Haugesund

2. To shout or bellow in a loud, deep voice
   • 1924, Frank Watts, Abnormal Psychology and Education

     the voice of the teacher foghorned away undisturbed

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