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claxon

claxon is the alternative spelling of klaxon.

Meaning of klaxon

Noun

klaxon (plural klaxons)

  1. A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
    • And 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. …1922 October, Michael Arlen, “Book the Third: The Antagonists. Chapter V.”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days, London; Glasgow: W[illiam] Collins Sons & Co., […], published August 1924...

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Forms of claxon

Noun
pluralclaxons
Verb
third-person singular presentclaxons
present participleclaxoning
past participleclaxoned
pastclaxoned

Questions about claxon

What is claxon the alternative spelling of?
Claxon is the alternative spelling of klaxon.

Words near claxon in the dictionary

  1. Clawson point
  2. Clawson, Hose and Harby
  3. Clawsons
  4. clawy
  5. Claxby
  6. claxon
  7. claxoned
  8. claxoning
  9. claxons
  10. Claxton
  11. Claxtons

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