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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ 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]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  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.
  
           The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. --Campbell.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  tocsin
       n 1: the sound of an alarm (usually a bell) [syn: alarm bell]
       2: a bell used to sound an alarm [syn: warning bell]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tocsin
     n.
     An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally
  especially with reference to France.
     Romanian n.
     (l en tocsin)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  tocsin
     n.
     An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally
  especially with reference to France.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  tocsin
     n.
     An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally
  especially with reference to France.
     Romanian n.
     (l en tocsin)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  tocsin
     n.
     An alarm or other signal sounded by a bell or bells, originally
  especially with reference to France.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  tocsin
     Ranska n.
     hälytyskello

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/
  ناقوس الخطر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  tocsin //ˈtɒksɪn// 
  сигнал с камбана
  an alarm or other signal sounded by a bell

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/ 
  poplach

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/
   [dated] Alarmglocke 
     Synonym: alarm bell
  
   see: alarm bells, tocsins
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/
   [fig.] Alarmsignal  [übtr.]
     Synonyms: alarm signal, danger signal
  
   see: alarm signals, danger signals, tocsins
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  tocsin //ˈtɒksɪn// 
  1. kellonsoitto
  an alarm or other signal sounded by a bell
  2. hälytyskello
  bell

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/
  zvono za uzbunu

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  tocsin /tˈɒksɪn/
  1. tehlike işaretini bildiren zil, alarm zili
  2. tehlike işareti.

From français-Deutsch FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-deu ]

  tocsin /tɔk.sɛ̃/ 
  Alarmglocke, Feuerglocke, Sturmglocke, Sturmläuten

From français-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:fra-spa ]

  tocsin /tɔk.sɛ̃/ 
  rebato

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  46 Moby Thesaurus words for "tocsin":
     Klaxon, Mayday, SOS, 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, lighthouse, note of alarm,
     occulting light, police whistle, sign, signal, signal of distress,
     siren, small-craft warning, still alarm, storm cone, storm flag,
     storm warning, two-minute gun, upside-down flag, whistle
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 警钟,警报;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 警钟,警报

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