English Explanatory Dictionary

post horn

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach.
  2. A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.

Word forms

post horn post horns posthorn post-horn

Translations

Catalan: cornet Dutch: posthoorn Finnish: postitorvi French: cornet German: Posthorn Norwegian Bokmål: posthorn Norwegian Nynorsk: posthorn Polish: trąbka pocztowa Russian: почто́вый рожо́к Spanish: corneta de posta Spanish: cornamusa Swedish: posthorn
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