CAR HORN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does car horn mean? 

• CAR HORN (noun)
  The noun CAR HORN has 1 sense:

1. a device on an automobile for making a warning noise

  Familiarity information: CAR HORN used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CAR HORN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device on an automobile for making a warning noise

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

automobile horn; car horn; hooter; horn; motor horn

Hypernyms ("car horn" is a kind of...):

alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)

Meronyms (parts of "car horn"):

horn button (a button that you press to activate the horn of an automobile)

Holonyms ("car horn" is a part of...):

auto; automobile; car; machine; motorcar (a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine)