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As the bus comes near them, they will shout “Om Telolet Om”, sometimes when holding a paper with the phrase written on it. The word om is a term to call an older male. If translated to English, it means “uncle”, but in general, it can also mean “sir”; while telolet on the other hand represents the sound of a bus horn. Most ...
A horn is a sound-making device installed on motor vehicles, trains, boats, and other types of vehicles. The sound it makes usually resembles a “honk” (older vehicles) or a “beep” (modern vehicles). The driver uses the horn to warn others of the vehicle's presence or approach, or to call attention to some hazard.
In most horns it also determines the pitch of the sound. When vibrated by the diaphragm, the column of air in the horn vibrates in standing waves. The length of the horn determines the wavelength of the sound waves generated, and thus the fundamental frequency (pitch) of the note produced by the horn. The longer the horn, the lower the pitch.
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The horns on motor vehicles are there for safety’s sake. The Florida Driver’s Handbook specifies that a vehicle must have a horn which can be heard from a distance of 200 feet. Which means the ...
Train horns are sounded where a whistle post (marked with the letter "S" for siffler – "to whistle") is present. If the whistle post is labelled "J" (meaning jour – "day"), the horn is only to be sounded between 07:00 and 20:00. Horns must also be sounded when passing an oncoming train, and shortly before reaching the last car of the train.
The Gonzaga men's basketball team's charter plane was almost demolished by a Delta flight taking off at LAX on Friday, leading to an FAA investigation.
A beep is a short, single tone, typically high-pitched, generally made by a computer or other machine.The term has its origin in onomatopoeia.The word "beep-beep" is recorded for the noise of a car horn in 1929, and the modern usage of "beep" for a high-pitched tone is attributed to Arthur C. Clarke in 1951.