Lutine bell

American  

[loo-teen] / ˈlu tin /

noun

1. the salvaged bell from the wrecked British warship Lutine, hung in the insurance office of Lloyd's of London and traditionally rung before announcements of ships overdue or lost at sea.

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Lutine bell British  

/ luːˈtiːn, ˈluːtiːn /

noun

1. a bell, taken from the ship Lutine, kept at Lloyd's in London and rung before important announcements, esp the loss of a vessel

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Example Sentences

The head waiter records losses of ships in a book with a quill pen and book, and rings the Lutine bell, salvaged from a vessel that sank in 1799, to mark major events, such as the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

From The Wall Street Journal

Lutine Bell has caught the eye a couple of times this season and a change of jockey may not be a negative.

From The Guardian

Above hangs the Lutine bell, salvaged from a Lloyd's-insured British frigate, which tolls to announce a maritime loss or other disaster.

From Time Magazine Archive

After a week of frenzied search by the U. S. Coast Guard, Lloyd's of London announced that she had been sighted by the British tanker Amastra 750 miles off the Azores, tolled its historic Lutine Bell at the good news.

From Time Magazine Archive

Four days later word came that another British tanker, the Cheyenne, had sighted the missing sloop 260 mi. off the coast of Ireland and the Lutine Bell tolled again, first occasion it had ever been rung a second time for one ship.

From Time Magazine Archive