警笛 — meaning in English

English meaning

• hooter noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
• horn noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
• siren noun A device that produces a loud, piercing warning sound, or the sound itself.

Senses

警笛 is used for these senses in English:

• hooter The horn in a motor vehicle.
• horn (countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
• siren A device, either mechanical or electronic, that makes a piercingly loud sound as an alarm or signal, or the sound from such a device. [from 1879]

hooter — full definition

1. noun British informal: a car horn, or a siren/whistle that signals the start or end of work.
2. noun Slang: a nose, especially a large one.

horn — full definition

1. noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
2. noun A brass wind instrument, or an instrument used to signal.
3. noun A device on a vehicle that makes a loud warning sound.
4. verb To sound a vehicle's horn.

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