air horn vs horn

horn vs air horn

air horn and horn both are nouns.

air horn is not a verb while horn is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
air horn	Yes	No	No	No
horn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, horn is a hypernym of air horn; that is, horn is a word with a broader meaning than air horn:

air horn: a pneumatic horn
horn: an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound

air horn (noun)	horn (noun)
air intake of a carburetor	one of the bony outgrowths on the heads of certain ungulates
a pneumatic horn	any hard protuberance from the head of an organism that is similar to or suggestive of a horn
	a brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves
	a brass musical instrument with a brilliant tone; has a narrow tube and a flared bell and is played by means of valves
	an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
	a high pommel of a Western saddle (usually metal covered with leather)
	a device on an automobile for making a warning noise
	a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
	a device having the shape of a horn
	a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning
	the material (mostly keratin) that covers the horns of ungulates and forms hooves and claws and nails

air horn (verb)	horn (verb)
	stab or pierce with a horn or tusk

Difference between air horn and horn

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