bullhorn

or bull horn

[ boo l-hawrn ]

/ ˈbʊlˌhɔrn /

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noun

a directional, high-powered, electrical loudspeaker or megaphone.

Nearby words

bullfrog, bullhead, bullhead rail, bullheaded, bullheadedly, bullhorn, bullion, bullionist, bullish, bullishly, bullitt

Origin of bullhorn

First recorded in 1950–55; bull¹ + horn

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Examples from the Web for bullhorn

"They got a plan to slaughter us tonight," he told the crowd through a bullhorn.
Street Battle Against Cops Again in Ferguson Despite Midnight Curfew|Justin Glawe|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Malik responded through the bullhorn, calling for the immediate indictment of Darren Wilson, the cop who shot and killed Brown.
Street Battle Against Cops Again in Ferguson Despite Midnight Curfew|Justin Glawe|August 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Others, like a group of young activists, asserted the personhood of undocumented immigrants with a bullhorn and a chant.
March on Washington in 1963 Was Truly Militant, Despite Portrayals|Jamelle Bouie|August 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“Attention, Costco buyers … ” Rivers bellowed through a bullhorn at the Burbank, Calif., location of the superstore chain.
Joan Rivers’s Best Insults (VIDEO)|Kevin Fallon|November 30, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Bullhorn, a large recruiting-software company, ran the anonymous survey of 1,500 recruiters and hiring managers.
Here’s Why We Can’t Get Jobs|Alex Klein|September 18, 2012|DAILY BEAST
From the range control tower in the middle of the firing line, the bullhorn speakers blared.
Sonny|Rick Raphael
After a short time the bullhorn shook the area with the news that the count had resumed.
If at First You Don't...|John Brudy

British Dictionary definitions for bullhorn

bullhorn

/ (ˈbʊlˌhɔːn) /

noun

US and Canadian a portable loudspeaker having a built-in amplifier and microphoneAlso called (in Britain and certain other countries): loud-hailer

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