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loud signalling device driven by compressed air
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air horn

Summary

air horn ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • air horn's image is recorded as Bahnhof Flüelen.jpg[2].
  • air horn's image is recorded as LeslieS5T.jpg[3].
  • air horn's subclass of is recorded as sound effect[4].
  • air horn's subclass of is recorded as aerophone[5].
  • air horn's subclass of is recorded as signalling device[6].
  • air horn's has use is recorded as siren[7].
  • air horn's has use is recorded as vehicle horn[8].
  • air horn's Commons category is recorded as Air horns[9].
  • air horn's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x_td[10].
  • air horn's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as technology/tyfon[11].
  • air horn's Hornbostel-Sachs classification is recorded as 412[12].

Why It Matters

air horn ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (180 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_air-horn_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{air horn}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/air-horn}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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