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Noun: air horn
  1. A pneumatic horn
    "The ship's air horn sounded loudly as it left the harbour"
     
  2. Air intake of a carburettor
    "The mechanic cleaned the air horn to improve the engine's performance"

Derived forms: air horns

Type of: horn, inlet, intake

Part of: carburetor [N. Amer], carburetter [rare], carburettor [Brit]

Encyclopedia: Air horn