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Definition horn in British English

horn noun

noun
/hɔː(r)n/
1

the object in a car or other vehicle that makes a loud warning noise when you press it

Example

A car sounded its horn at me.

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2

one of the hard pointed parts that usually grow in a pair on the heads of some animals, for example cows or goats. The horns on a deer are called antlers.

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2.1

one of the pointed parts on the heads of evil creatures such as the devil

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2.2

the hard substance that animals' horns are made of

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3

a musical instrument consisting of a tube that is wide at one end and that you play by blowing into the narrow end

Example

the French horn

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3.1

a simple instrument made from the horn of an animal that you blow to make a sound

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4

an object or shape that is narrow at one end and much wider at the other

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Definition horn in British English