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单词 klaxon
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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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