English Dictionary

horning

名詞

可算名詞 不可算名詞 アメリカ英語 歴史的 スコットランド英語

The activity of blowing the horn of a train. / The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.

日本語の意味

列車のホーンを鳴らす行為 / 月が増大している際、または三日月状となっている月の姿

Horning at the rural crossing continued late into the night, startling nearby residents.

田舎の踏切で列車の汽笛を鳴らす行為が夜遅くまで続き、近くの住民を驚かせた。

意味（1）

The activity of blowing the horn of a train.

As of this past summer, residents on the Woodside, Forest Hills and Kew Gardens line have been subjected to the same kind of horning, even though our line has no grade crossings and therefore Federal Railroad Administration horn-sounding regulations do not apply.

意味（2）

The appearance of the Moon when increasing, or in the form of a crescent.

the Horning, which is the cauſe why they ſet up in their Steeples a Creſcent

意味（3）

(US, historical) A mock serenade with tin horns and other discordant instruments by way of showing public disapproval.

意味（4）

(law, Scotland) The issuing of letters of horning.

hornings （ plural ）