klaxon

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Pronunciation

• (RP, GA) IPA: /ˈklæks(ə)n/

Noun

klaxon (plural klaxons)

1. A loud electric alarm#Noun|alarm or horn#Noun|horn. [from 1908]

Translations

• French: klaxon
• German: Hupe
• Portuguese: klaxon, cláxon
• Russian: клаксо́н
• Spanish: claxon, bocina

Verb

klaxon (klaxons, present participle klaxoning; past and past participle klaxoned)

1. (intransitive) To produce a loud, siren-like wail#Noun|wail.

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