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Klaxon

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Klax·on  (klksn)
A trademark used for a loud electric horn.

klaxon, claxon [ˈklæksən]
n
a type of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
[former trademark, from the name of the manufacturing company]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Klaxonklaxon - a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles
horn - an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
Translations
klaxon [ˈklæksn] Nclaxon m
klaxon
nHorn nt, → Hupe f


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Communities do not have to listen to idling trains or hear their klaxons as they pass by.
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I tried to put the puzzle pieces together--the flight to Cairo, the long trip through Egypt, the longer wait at Rafah crossing--forcing my sluggish mind to work against a back-ground of ambulance sirens, the shouts and klaxons from the fire trucks.
 
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