clarion Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a medieval brass instrument with a clear shrill tone
  2. verb blow the clarion
  3. verb proclaim on, or as if on, a clarion
  4. adjective satellite loud and clear
    • a clarion call

WordNet

Clar"i*on noun
Etymology
OE. clarioun, OF. clarion, F. clairon, LL. clario, claro; so called from its clear tone, fr. L. clarus clear. See Clear.
Definitions
  1. A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.
    He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of battle. E. Everett.

Webster 1913