Definition of klaxon in English:

klaxon

noun ˈklaks(ə)nˈklæksən

trademark

An electric horn or warning hooter.
〈商标〉电喇叭，警报汽笛
the tug blew its klaxon three times
Example sentencesExamples
- Alarm klaxons started to sound throughout the corridors.
- After all the excitement had died down and we were getting on with what we were doing beforehand, the fire klaxon sounded again.
- As a police helicopter thundered overhead, many of the demonstrators sounded klaxons and blew horns to make their point.
- Warning klaxons went off, flooding the room with flashing red light.
- 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

flaxen, Jackson, Sachsen, Saxon, waxen

Definition of klaxon in US English:

klaxon

nounˈklæksənˈklaksən

trademark

An electric horn or a similar loud warning device.
〈商标〉电喇叭，警报汽笛
the tug blew its klaxon three times
Example sentencesExamples
- After all the excitement had died down and we were getting on with what we were doing beforehand, the fire klaxon sounded again.
- Alarm klaxons started to sound throughout the corridors.
- As a police helicopter thundered overhead, many of the demonstrators sounded klaxons and blew horns to make their point.
- Somewhere, off in the distance, a klaxon sounded and everyone around me started running.
- Warning klaxons went off, flooding the room with flashing red light.

Origin

Early 20th century: from the name of the manufacturing company.

词汇	klaxon
释义	Definition of klaxon in English: klaxon noun ˈklaks(ə)nˈklæksən trademark An electric horn or warning hooter. 〈商标〉电喇叭，警报汽笛 the tug blew its klaxon three times Example sentencesExamples Alarm klaxons started to sound throughout the corridors. After all the excitement had died down and we were getting on with what we were doing beforehand, the fire klaxon sounded again. As a police helicopter thundered overhead, many of the demonstrators sounded klaxons and blew horns to make their point. Warning klaxons went off, flooding the room with flashing red light. 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 flaxen, Jackson, Sachsen, Saxon, waxen Definition of klaxon in US English: klaxon nounˈklæksənˈklaksən trademark An electric horn or a similar loud warning device. 〈商标〉电喇叭，警报汽笛 the tug blew its klaxon three times Example sentencesExamples After all the excitement had died down and we were getting on with what we were doing beforehand, the fire klaxon sounded again. Alarm klaxons started to sound throughout the corridors. As a police helicopter thundered overhead, many of the demonstrators sounded klaxons and blew horns to make their point. Somewhere, off in the distance, a klaxon sounded and everyone around me started running. Warning klaxons went off, flooding the room with flashing red light. Origin Early 20th century: from the name of the manufacturing company.
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