Definition of Bullhorn

1. Noun. A portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and amplifier.


Definition of Bullhorn

1. Noun. A megaphone which electronically amplifies a person’s natural voice. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bullhorn

1. an electric megaphone [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bullhorn

bullfinches
bullfly
bullfrog
bullfrogs
bullgine
bullgines
bullhead
bullhead rail
bullhead rails
bullheaded
bullheadedly
bullheadedness
bullheads
bullhook
bullhooks
bullhorn (current term)
bullhorns
bulliable
bullied
bullier
bullies
bulliest
bulliform
bulling
bullings
bullion
bullionist
bullionists
bullions
bullirag

Literary usage of Bullhorn

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Larue's Maneuvers by James Isaiah Gabbe (2007)
"A bullhorn-amplified bleating echoed over the field. ... A luminary grabbed the bullhorn and bellowed, "Enough of this 'ohm' bullshit! ..."

2. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1897)
"LMM ROSEN, FRIEDRICH AUGUST (1800-1837), Sanskrit scholar, son of Fried- rich bullhorn Rosen, a legal writer, ..."

3. The Bahamas: A Taste of the Islands by Paris Permenter, John Bigley (2000)
"... with this mollusk because of its shell: a beautiful pink curl nearly a foot long that, when blown by those in the know, can become an island bullhorn. ..."

4. All the Year Round by Charles Dickens (1885)
"Then there are devices to baffle ants ; and a kind of acacia, the bullhorn thorn, is said in Belt's Naturalist in Nicaragua to adopt the plan of maintaining ..."

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