tocsin

n.

1. 1. An alarm sounded on a bell.
   2. A bell used to sound an alarm.
2. A warning; an omen.

[French, alteration of toquassen, from Old French touque-sain, from Old Provençal tocasenh : tocar, to strike (from Vulgar Latin *toccāre) + senh, bell (from Late Latin signum, from Latin, signal; see sign).]

noun

A signal that warns of imminent danger: alarm, alarum, alert, warning. See warn/invite.

an alarm

IN BRIEF: A bell used to sound an alarm.

The tocsin you hear today is not an alarm but an alert: it sounds the charge against our enemies. — Georges Jacques Danton (1759-1794)

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - alarmklokke, stormsignal

Nederlands (Dutch)
noodklok

Français (French)
n. - (lit, fig) tocsin

Deutsch (German)
n. - Alarmglocke, Warnsignal

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κουδούνι ή κουδούνισμα συναγερμού

Italiano (Italian)
campana d'allarme

Português (Portuguese)
n. - toque de rebate (m), sino de alarme (m)

Русский (Russian)
набатный колокол, набат, сигнал тревоги

Español (Spanish)
n. - rebato, señal de alarma

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - varningssignal, stormklocka

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
警钟, 警报

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 警鐘, 警報

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 경종, 경보

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 警鐘, 警報

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ناقوس, ألخطر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פעמון אזעקה, אות אזעקה‬

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