Tocsin
['tɒksɪn] or ['tɑksɪn]
Definition
(noun.) a bell used to sound an alarm.
(noun.) the sound of an alarm (usually a bell).
Editor: Pierre--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.
Editor: Margie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Alarm, alarum, alarm-bell.
Inputed by Armand
Definition
n. an alarm-bell or the ringing of it.
Typed by Elroy
Unserious Contents or Definition
To dream of hearing a tocsin sounded, augurs a strife from which you will come victorious. For a woman, this is a warning of separation from her husband or lover.
Typist: Montague
Examples
- The illuminated village had seized hold of the tocsin, and, abolishing the lawful ringer, rang for joy. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The tocsin rang impatiently, but other help (if that were any) there was none. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- The tocsin began to ring, and the village illuminated itself, to guard against surprise. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Checker: Mara