post horn

See also: posthorn and Posthorn

English

post horn

Alternative forms

• posthorn

Noun

post horn (plural post horns)

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

Translations

horn formerly used by postmen

• French: cornet (fr) m
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: posthorn (no) n

  Nynorsk: posthorn n

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• Spanish: corneta de posta f

musical instrument

• Catalan: corn de posta (ca) m
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• German: Posthorn (de) n