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Diaphone

UK
/ˈdaɪəfəʊn/
US
/ˈdaɪəfoʊn/
ru

Translation diaphone into russian

diaphone
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈdaɪəfəʊn/
US
/ˈdaɪəfoʊn/
The diaphone was used as a foghorn on ships.
Диафон использовался как туманный горн на кораблях.

Definitions

diaphone
Noun
raiting
UK
/ˈdaɪəfəʊn/
US
/ˈdaɪəfoʊn/
A type of foghorn that produces sound by means of a slotted piston moving back and forth in a cylinder.
The lighthouse was equipped with a diaphone to warn ships during foggy conditions.

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