Claxon

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  claxon \claxon\ n.
     a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
  
     Syn: klaxon.
          [WordNet 1.5]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  claxon \claxon\ v.
     to sound loudly; -- of car horns.
  
     Syn: honk, blare, beep, toot, klaxon.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. to use the horn of a car.
  
     Syn: honk.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  claxon
       n : a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles [syn: {klaxon}]
       v 1: make a loud noise; "The horns of the taxis blared" [syn: {honk},
             {blare}, {beep}, {toot}]
       2: use the horn of a car [syn: {honk}]