Meaning & use
Bullhorns
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Portable, battery-powered devices used to amplify a person's voice, typically shaped like a cone or megaphone.
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The protest organizer shouted instructions through a bullhorn to the crowd.
Coaches on the sideline used bullhorns to make sure their calls carried over the noise of the stadium.
A note on using this word
The name comes from the device's resemblance to the shape of a bull's horn, widening from a narrow mouthpiece to a broad opening.
Words with a similar meaning
megaphones
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