claxon — meaning in English

English meaning

• horn noun A hard, pointed growth on the head of certain animals, such as cattle, goats, or rhinos.
• klaxon noun A loud electric horn or alarm, especially the type once used on early cars and emergency vehicles.

Senses

claxon is used for these senses in English:

• horn (countable, automotive) A loud alarm, especially one on a motor vehicle.
• klaxon A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century. [from 1908]

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.

klaxon — full definition

1. noun A loud electric horn or alarm, especially the type once used on early cars and emergency vehicles.
2. verb To sound a loud horn-like alarm.

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