tocsin

• Nom désignant une cloche ou le son d'une cloche utilisée pour sonner l'alarme et avertir d'un danger ou d'une urgence.

A noun referring to an alarm bell or the sound of such a bell, used to signal danger or warn of an emergency.

1. Alarm bellC2formalbritish

   A bell that is rung to give an alarm, especially in a town or village.

   Tocsin

   • The tocsin rang out across the village, warning of the approaching army.
   • The church's tocsin was used to alert the townspeople of danger.
   • He heard the tocsin and knew something was wrong.

   Synonymesalarmalarm bellalarumwarning bell

2. Alarm soundC2formalbritish

   The sound of an alarm, especially a bell, used to warn of danger or signal an emergency.

   son d'alarme

   • The tocsin of the fire bell woke everyone in the building.
   • The tocsin sounded, and the villagers gathered in the square.
   • The tocsin's urgent clangor filled the night air.

   Synonymesalarmalarumalertsignalsirenwarning