claxon

3 definitions found

claxon - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

  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]

claxon - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

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