hooter

hooter
noun
(Brit.)
1) (siren) Sirene, die
2) (motor horn) Hupe, die
* * *
noun (an instrument which makes a hooting sound: the factory hooter.) die Hupe, die Sirene
* * *
hoot·er
[ˈhu:təʳ, AM -t̬ɚ]
n
1. (siren) Sirene f
2. esp BRIT, AUS (dated: nose) Zinken m
3. AM (fam!: breasts)
▪ \hooters pl Titten pl sl
* * *
['huːtə(r)]
n (Brit)
1) (AUT) Hupe f; (at factory) Sirene f
2) (inf: nose) Zinken m (inf)
* * *
hooter [ˈhuːtə(r)] s
1. Johler(in)
2. besonders Br
a) AUTO Hupe f
b) Sirene f, Pfeife f
3. besonders Br sl Riecher m (Nase)
* * *
noun
(Brit.)
1) (siren) Sirene, die
2) (motor horn) Hupe, die
* * *
n.
Hupe -n f.

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