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/bool"hawrn'/, n.a directional, high-powered, electrical loudspeaker or megaphone.Also, bull horn.[1950-55; BULL1 + HORN]
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bullhorn — ullhorn n. a portable loudspeaker with built in microphone and amplifier. Syn: loud hailer. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bullhorn — ☆ bullhorn [bool′hôrn΄ ] n. [ BULL + HORN] a portable electronic voice amplifier … English World dictionary
bullhorn — [[t]b ʊlhɔː(r)n[/t]] bullhorns N COUNT A bullhorn is a device for making your voice sound louder in the open air. [AM] (in BRIT, use , megaphone) … English dictionary
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bullhorn — noun Date: 1942 1. a loudspeaker on a naval ship 2. a handheld combined microphone and loudspeaker … New Collegiate Dictionary
bullhorn — noun A portable, usually hand held, funnel shaped device which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice toward a targeted direction … Wiktionary
bullhorn — bull|horn [ˈbulho:n US ho:rn] n AmE old fashioned a piece of equipment that you hold up to your mouth to make your voice louder British Equivalent: megaphone … Dictionary of contemporary English
bullhorn — bull|horn [ bul,hɔrn ] noun count AMERICAN OLD FASHIONED a MEGAPHONE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bullhorn — n. megaphone, loudspeaker (on a warship) … English contemporary dictionary
bullhorn — noun N. Amer. a megaphone … English new terms dictionary
