Claxon (Noun)
Meaning
A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The taxi's driver blared his claxon at a slow-moving cart.
- Drivers during World War II could alert air raid spotters using the vehicles' built-in claxons.
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- Later in life, the inventor went on to also register several early patents on the electric starters used to power these early vehicles' claxons.
- A claxon in good working order would make one of the world's loudest noises when sounded, like an airy shriek but less sharp.