Tocsin (Noun)
Meaning 1
The sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A bell used to sound an alarm.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The town's old church bell was used as a tocsin to warn of approaching enemy troops.
- The villagers were awakened by the tocsin sounding from the town square, signaling a fire had broken out.
- During times of war, the castle's tocsin was rung to alert the soldiers of an impending attack.
- In medieval times, the tocsin was a crucial warning system for communities facing invasion or siege.
- The old monastery's tocsin was rung loudly to alert the nearby village of an approaching storm.