Explore Klaxon through 5 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like horn. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Klaxon in a sentence
Klaxon meaning
A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
Synonyms of Klaxon
Using Klaxon
- The main meaning on this page is: A loud electric alarm or horn, especially as used in automobiles in the early 20th century.
- Useful related words include: claxon, horn.
Context around Klaxon
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 4 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Klaxon
- In this selection, "klaxon" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vos, horn and signal stand out and add context to how "klaxon" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as a klaxon horn which and castings and klaxon signal co. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "klaxon" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with klaxon
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The banner in his arms reads: "Merci de vos klaxon," or thank you for honking. (15 words)
This was almost an anti-City performance; a pale shadow of what they are capable of and hopefully a klaxon against creeping complacency. (23 words)
Soon the voice paused and a loud alarm emanated from the device, piercing like a klaxon through the hallways, threatening to wake the kids. (24 words)
These sirens, mostly built by Carter, Gents Tangent, Castle Castings, and Klaxon Signal Co., have 10 and 12 ports to create a minor third interval (B and D notes) and are probably the world's most recognized World War II air-raid siren sound. (44 words)
His jeep bore oversized rank placards on the front and back, as well as a klaxon horn which would loudly announce his approach from afar. (25 words)
Soon the voice paused and a loud alarm emanated from the device, piercing like a klaxon through the hallways, threatening to wake the kids. (24 words)
Example sentences (5)
The banner in his arms reads: "Merci de vos klaxon," or thank you for honking.
Soon the voice paused and a loud alarm emanated from the device, piercing like a klaxon through the hallways, threatening to wake the kids.
This was almost an anti-City performance; a pale shadow of what they are capable of and hopefully a klaxon against creeping complacency.
His jeep bore oversized rank placards on the front and back, as well as a klaxon horn which would loudly announce his approach from afar.
These sirens, mostly built by Carter, Gents Tangent, Castle Castings, and Klaxon Signal Co., have 10 and 12 ports to create a minor third interval (B and D notes) and are probably the world's most recognized World War II air-raid siren sound.