klaxon
Definitions of klaxon
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a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehiclessynonyms: avertisseurtype of:avertisseuran alarm device that makes a loud warning sound
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an alarm device that makes a loud warning soundsynonyms: avertisseurtypes:avertisseura kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehiclestype of:alarme, système d'alarme, système d'alertea device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
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In the Wild Light
Cash and Delaney's friendship is tested when they get the chance to leave their working-class community to study at an elite prep school.