post horn

noun

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

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Meanings

nounpost horn (plural post horns)

plural post horns · alternative posthorn · alternative post-horn

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

Translations

Catalan corn de posta, cornet
  • corn de postamusical instrument
  • cornethorn formerly used by postmen
Dutch posthoorn
  • posthoornhorn formerly used by postmen
Finnish postitorvi, postitorvi
  • postitorvimusical instrument
  • postitorvihorn formerly used by postmen
French cornet
  • cornethorn formerly used by postmen
German Posthorn, Posthorn
  • Posthornmusical instrument
  • Posthornhorn formerly used by postmen
Norwegian Bokmål posthorn
  • posthornhorn formerly used by postmen
Polish trąbka pocztowa
  • trąbka pocztowahorn formerly used by postmen
Russian почто́вый рожо́к
  • почто́вый рожо́к (počtóvyj rožók)horn formerly used by postmen
Spanish corneta de posta, cornamusa
  • corneta de postahorn formerly used by postmen
  • cornamusahorn formerly used by postmen
Swedish posthorn, posthorn
  • posthornmusical instrument
  • posthornhorn formerly used by postmen
Cite this entry
APA

post horn. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post%20horn

MLA

“post horn.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post%20horn. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “post horn,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/post%20horn.

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