English

Noun

klaxon ‎(plural klaxons)

1. A loud electric horn or alarm.
   • 1922, Michael Arlen, chapter 3/5/1, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days:

     […] she went so swiftly that he could only follow her to the door. The large shape of the car swallowed her up; and the car twisted softly around the little drive and away to the London road. Minutes later he heard its Klaxon, just one sharp keen, like the harsh cry of a sea-bird.

   • 2010 Nov, Brad R. Torgersen, “Outbound”, in Analog Science Fiction & Fact, volume 130, number 11, page 84:

     Irenka was up front using the lavatory when the lights in the cabin went red and the klaxon sounded over the speakers.

Translations

Verb

klaxon ‎(third-person singular simple present klaxons, present participle klaxoning, simple past and past participle klaxoned)

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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /klak.sɔ̃/

Noun

klaxon m ‎(plural klaxons)

1. horn (of car)

Related terms

• klaxonner

Portuguese

Noun

klaxon m (plural klaxons)

1. klaxon (a type of loud electric horn)