Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
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- noun A
loud electrichorn oralarm .
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- noun a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
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Examples
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By the time the final klaxon sounded to end round five, St-Pierre cut a frustrated and rueful victor, while Hardy walked away with a smile and much to be proud of.
Elliot Worsell: In Defense of Takedown Defense Elliot Worsell 2011
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By the time the final klaxon sounded to end round five, St-Pierre cut a frustrated and rueful victor, while Hardy walked away with a smile and much to be proud of.
Elliot Worsell: In Defense of Takedown Defense Elliot Worsell 2011
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As each part of it emerges, Tik Tok slowly turns into one giant warning klaxon informing you of its own rubbishness: a 2 Unlimited sample, a song title still clammy from Ke$ha's Jack Daniels-stained paws and the dreaded words "Feat Sean Paul".
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Accompanied driving, is, for a parent, an unforgettable experience! la fierté = pride le siège = seat un sourire = smile le klaxon = horn
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"This conversation never 'appened," he snarled at Ben, his tremulous son's disclosure reactivating Phil's hitherto dormant crack-Hulk klaxon.
World Of Lather 2011
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Just then, the emergency klaxon sounded, followed by an announcement by the computer.
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The firing klaxon startled him, and he dropped his smokes.
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Just then, the emergency klaxon sounded, followed by an announcement by the computer.
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After a few minutes small talk the klaxon sounded and the last goodbyes were said.
365 tomorrows » 2009 » October : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2009
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Accompanied driving, is, for a parent, an unforgettable experience! la fierté = pride le siège = seat un sourire = smile le klaxon = horn
French Word-A-Day: 2010
chained_bear commented on the word klaxon
Is this the old car horn that sounds like 'aOOOOOOga'? How awesome, I never knew it had a name!
February 5, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word klaxon
I had the delightful experience of hearing a bunch of klaxons while watching a parade this morning.
December 2, 2007
reesetee commented on the word klaxon
Haha! Must have been a great parade!
December 2, 2007
the_word_is_what commented on the word klaxon
In the band world there is a march written by Henry Fillmore called "The Klaxon." It was written for an auto show.
June 12, 2008
jaime_d commented on the word klaxon
From "Au Tombeau de Charles Fourier" by Guy Davenport
January 19, 2010
5814738 commented on the word klaxon
"I am compelled to worship this extraordinary presence that has silted into existence at the conjunction of two rivers. It is a vast pollutant, a stench, a klaxon sounding." From Perdido Street Station by China Mieville.
September 18, 2011