'Tocsin' definitions:
Definition of 'tocsin'
(from WordNet)
noun
The sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: tocsin, alarm bell]
noun
A bell used to sound an alarm [syn: tocsin, warning bell]
Definition of 'Tocsin'
From: GCIDE
- Tocsin \Toc"sin\, n. [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer (originally, a dialectic form of F. toucher) + seint (for sein) a bell, LL. signum, fr. L. signum a sign, signal. See Touch, and Sign.] An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm. [1913 Webster]
- The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'tocsin'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- air-raid alarm,
- alarm,
- alarm bell,
- alarm clock,
- alarm signal,
- alarum,
- alert,
- all clear,
- beacon,
- blinking light,
- burglar alarm,
- buzzer,
- crostarie,
- fiery cross,
- fire alarm,
- fire bell,
- fire flag,
- five-minute gun,
- flashing light,
- fog bell,
- fog signal,
- foghorn,
- gale warning,
- hooter,
- horn,
- hue and cry,
- hurricane warning,
- Klaxon,
- lighthouse,
- Mayday,
- note of alarm,
- occulting light,
- police whistle,
- sign,
- signal,
- signal of distress,
- siren,
- small-craft warning,
- SOS,
- still alarm,
- storm cone,
- storm flag,
- storm warning,
- two-minute gun,
- upside-down flag,
- whistle