Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

post horn

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.12 in modern English

Syllables
post horn
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach.

noun

A valveless musical instrument based on such a horn, used in orchestral music.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Music.

Inflected Forms

post horns (plural) posthorn (alternative) post-horn (alternative)

Questions

What does post horn mean?
A type of brass horn used to signal the arrival or departure of a postrider or mailcoach.

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