tocsin

Noun

Meaning

An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of alarm.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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bell alert alarm alarum

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The tocsin you hear today is not an alarm but an alert: it sounds the charge against our enemies. Georges Danton

He is in safety who rings the tocsin. Spanish Proverb

This system was tested nationwide twice in 1961, under codenames Exercise Tocsin and "Tocsin B". Source: Internet

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