klaxon
or clax·on
a loud electric horn, formerly used on automobiles, trucks, etc., and now often used as a warning signal.
Origin of klaxon
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How to use klaxon in a sentence
We'd both run from that spot in the Tenderloin as the klaxon sounded behind us, and we'd both been picked up by the cops.
Little Brother | Cory DoctorowOld Swainson answered on his klaxon, and then the liner began to move slowly over the glittering water.
The Air Pirate | Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger GullAlso we used the mellow horn, for our book said that horns of the klaxon type are not allowed in Switzerland.
The Car That Went Abroad | Albert Bigelow PaineIt consisted of an electrified fence that would set off a loud klaxon horn if touched.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland GoodwinThe plane's klaxon horn wailed through the night with a noise audible for miles.
The Blue Ghost Mystery | Harold Leland Goodwin
British Dictionary definitions for klaxon
claxon
/ (ˈklæksən) /
a type of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
Origin of klaxon
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