'Clarion' definitions:
Definition of 'clarion'
From: WordNet
adjective
Loud and clear; "a clarion call"
noun
A medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
verb
Blow the clarion
verb
Proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
Definition of 'Clarion'
From: GCIDE
- Clarion \Clar"i*on\, n. [OE. clarioun, OF. clarion, F. clairon, LL. clario, claro; so called from its clear tone, fr. L. clarus clear. See Clear.] A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill. [1913 Webster]
- He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. --E. Everett. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'clarion'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- alpenhorn,
- alphorn,
- althorn,
- alto horn,
- bagpipe,
- ballad horn,
- baritone,
- bass horn,
- bassoon,
- bay,
- beep,
- bell,
- blare,
- blast,
- blat,
- block flute,
- blow,
- blow a horn,
- blow the horn,
- bombard,
- bourdon,
- brass choir,
- brass wind,
- brass-wind instrument,
- brasses,
- bray,
- bugle,
- bugle call,
- bugle horn,
- call to arms,
- call-up,
- carillon,
- catchword,
- cello,
- claribel,
- clarinet,
- clarion call,
- clear,
- cloudless,
- concert flute,
- conscription,
- cornet,
- cornet-a-pistons,
- corno di caccia,
- cornopean,
- cromorna,
- cymbel,
- diapason,
- doodle,
- double-bell euphonium,
- double-tongue,
- dulciana,
- English horn,
- euphonium,
- exhortation,
- fife,
- fine,
- flute,
- flute stop,
- foundation stop,
- fourniture,
- gamba,
- gedeckt,
- gemshorn,
- go for broke,
- gung ho,
- harmonic flute,
- helicon,
- honk,
- horn,
- hunting horn,
- hybrid stop,
- key trumpet,
- koppel flute,
- larigot,
- levy,
- lip,
- lituus,
- lur,
- mellophone,
- melodia,
- mixture,
- mobilization,
- muster,
- mutation stop,
- nazard,
- oboe,
- octave,
- ophicleide,
- orchestral horn,
- organ stop,
- peal,
- piccolo,
- pipe,
- pleasant,
- plein jeu,
- pocket trumpet,
- posaune,
- post horn,
- principal,
- quint,
- quintaten,
- rainless,
- rally,
- rallying cry,
- rank,
- ranket,
- rebel yell,
- recruitment,
- reed stop,
- register,
- rohr flute,
- sackbut,
- saxhorn,
- saxtuba,
- serpent,
- sesquialtera,
- shawm,
- shriek,
- slide trombone,
- sliphorn,
- slogan,
- sound,
- sound a tattoo,
- sound taps,
- sousaphone,
- spitz flute,
- squeal,
- stop,
- stopped diapason,
- stopped flute,
- string diapason,
- string stop,
- sunny,
- sunshiny,
- tenor tuba,
- tierce,
- tongue,
- toot,
- tootle,
- tremolo,
- triple-tongue,
- tromba,
- trombone,
- trumpet,
- trumpet call,
- tuba,
- tweedle,
- twelfth,
- unclouded,
- unda maris,
- undarkened,
- valve trombone,
- valve trumpet,
- vibrato,
- viola,
- voix celeste,
- vox angelica,
- vox humana,
- war cry,
- war whoop,
- watchword,
- whistle,
- wind,
- wind the horn
Clarion, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Clarion, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
6185
Housing Units (2000) :
2192
Land area (2000) :
1.492961 sq. miles (3.866752 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.029960 sq. miles (0.077596 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
1.522921 sq. miles (3.944348 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13800
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.211791 N, 79.384005 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
16214
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Clarion, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Clarion, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
Population (2000) :
2968
Housing Units (2000) :
1355
Land area (2000) :
2.744095 sq. miles (7.107172 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
2.744095 sq. miles (7.107172 sq. km)
FIPS code :
13620
Located within :
Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
Location :
42.731112 N, 93.731095 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
50525
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Clarion -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Clarion -- U.S. County in Pennsylvania
Population (2000) :
41765
Housing Units (2000) :
19426
Land area (2000) :
602.439551 sq. miles (1560.311207 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
6.507066 sq. miles (16.853222 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
608.946617 sq. miles (1577.164429 sq. km)
Located within :
Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
Location :
41.161371 N, 79.440521 W