klaxons
Loud electric horns
Klaxons are loud, electric horns that produce a distinctive harsh, blaring sound.
The word comes from a trademark for early automobile horns.
Klaxons appear on ships, in factories, and as alarm signals: Air-raid klaxons wailed across the city.
The singular klaxon often describes any loud warning horn or alarm.
Harshly loud
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
- shrillHigh-pitched and harsh
honking · wailing · droning · blasting · cacophonous · thunderous · resonant · booming
Alert about danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- sirenWailing alert device
- signalMessage-conveying cue
- hornPointed animal headgear
beacon · alert · emergency · danger · evacuation · crisis · urgency · caution
blaring
Harshly loud
- deafeningOverwhelmingly loud
- earsplittingExtremely, painfully loud
- piercingPenetrating or very sharp
shrill · honking · wailing · droning · blasting · cacophonous · thunderous · resonant · booming · clangorous
warning
Alert about danger
horn · beacon · alert · emergency · danger · evacuation · crisis · urgency · caution · notification
horn
Pointed animal headgear
submarine · dive · convoy · traffic · roadway · motorist · driver · steering · dashboard · vintage
button
Disc through a hole
- switchCircuit-breaking toggle device
- mechanismMeans by which something operates
- electricPowered by current
mounted · installed · activated · triggered · manual · automatic · diaphragm · oscillator · vibrating · metal
- loud noisemakerssirens, alarms, horns, buzzers, megaphones
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