Klaxon

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æksÉ™n

Origin

1908, from Klaxon, trademark, based on Ancient Greek κλάζω ("roar, make a sharp sound").

Noun

1. A loud electric horn or alarm.
• 1922, w, “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days Chapter 3/5/1, ... 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.
• 2010, , Brad R. Torgersen, Outbound, Irenka was up front using the lavatory when the lights in the cabin went red and the klaxon sounded over the speakers.