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klaxon
- /ˈklæksən/ US, UK
Rhymes with -æksən
Where it comes from
From the trademark Klaxon, based on Ancient Greek κλάζω (klázō, “make a sharp sound; scream”). The word was coined by Franklyn Hallett Lovell Jr., the founder of the Lovell-McConnell Manufacturing Co. of Newark, New Jersey, USA, which in 1908 obtained a licence of the patent to the machine generating the sound from American inventor Miller Reese Hutchison (1876–1944).
noun klaxons · claxon
- A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. And 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. …
verb klaxons · klaxoning · klaxoned
- To produce a loud, siren-like wail. He headed down the Embankment. It was noon precisely. Big Ben klaxoned the hour with blasts of servo whistle.
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noun loud electric horn or alarm
| Español | claxon, bocina |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 클락션 keullaksyeon |
| 日本語 | クラクション kurakushon |
| 中文 | 喇叭 lǎba |
| हिन्दी | क्लाक्सोन klākson |
| Português | klaxon, cláxon |
| Français | klaxon |
| Deutsch | Hupe |
| Ελληνικά | κλάξον kláxon |
| Română | claxon |
| Русский | клаксо́н klaksón, кла́ксон klákson, гудо́к gudók |
| Tiếng Việt | còi, còi điện |
| العربية | بُوق būq, كْلَاكْسُون klāksūn |
Talk about this word "klaxon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/klaxon. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. klaxon. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/klaxon "klaxon." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/klaxon.Cite this
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title = {klaxon},
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