klaxon
/ˈklaks(ə)n
/noun trademark
An electric horn or warning hooter: the tug blew its klaxon three times...
- As a police helicopter thundered overhead, many of the demonstrators sounded klaxons and blew horns to make their point.
- After all the excitement had died down and we were getting on with what we were doing beforehand, the fire klaxon sounded again.
- Somewhere, off in the distance, a klaxon sounded and everyone around me started running.
Origin
Early 20th century: from the name of the manufacturing company.
Rhymes
- honor code
- honor court
- Honored Society
- honoree
- honor guard
- honorial
- honorific
- honorificabilitudinity
- honorifical
- honorifically
- honorificence
- honorify
- honoris causa
- honor list
- honor man
- honor moderations
- honor mods
- honorous
- honor policy
- honor roll
- honors board
- honor school
- honors course
- honors examination
- honors man