post horn

See also: posthorn and Posthorn

English

post horn

Alternative forms

Noun

post horn (plural post horns)

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

Translations

horn formerly used by postmen

Danish: please add this translation if you can
Dutch: posthoorn (nl) m
Finnish: postitorvi (fi)
French: cornet (fr) m
German: Posthorn (de) n
Greek: please add this translation if you can
Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
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Norwegian:
Bokmål: posthorn (no) n

Nynorsk: posthorn n
Polish: trąbka pocztowa f
Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
Russian: почто́вый рожо́к m (počtóvyj rožók)
Spanish: corneta de posta f, cornamusa (es) f
Swedish: posthorn (sv) n

musical instrument

Catalan: corn de posta (ca) m
Finnish: postitorvi (fi)
German: Posthorn (de) n
Swedish: posthorn (sv) n

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