claxon

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A form of klaxon — A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.

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Meanings

nounclaxon (plural claxons)

plural claxons

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of klaxon.

    When the claxon sounded they immediately stopped what they were doing and uncovered the Oerlikon. Paddy, who was ammunition feeder, stood by while Jock trained the 20mm gun around.

    2007, Thomas E. Lightburn, chapter 11, in The Shield and the Shark, Cambridge: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 173
verbclaxon (third-person singular simple present claxons, present participle claxoning, simple past and past participle claxoned)

present singular third person claxons · participle present claxoning · participle past claxoned · past claxoned

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of klaxon.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles

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klaxon
Broader
horn

verbmake a strident noise

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honkblarebeeptoot
Broader
soundgo

verbuse the horn of a car

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honk
Broader
make noiseresoundnoise
Also see
beepblarehonkklaxontoot

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

claxon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claxon

MLA

“claxon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claxon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “claxon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/claxon.

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