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fire alarm
noun
- a signal that warns that a fire has started.
- a bell, buzzer, siren, horn, etc., that provides such a signal.
fire alarm
noun
- a device to give warning of fire, esp a bell, siren, or hooter
- a shout to warn that a fire has broken out
Word History and Origins
Origin of fire alarm1
Example Sentences
The Sheriff Department’s initial news release said deputies were checking on reports that someone had “attempted to open apartment doors, vehicle doors, and activated the apartment’s fire alarm.”
Help points, which include a fire alarm and buttons to call for assistance and for in an emergency, are installed across the Tube network.
For more than two hours, a maintenance issue kept the plane from taking off, Redick getting text alerts from his home security system that the fire alarm was going off.
At that first staff meeting, the students faced this dilemma: Just before winter vacation, the Tideline had posted a satirical article about how no one on campus really paid attention to fire alarms.
But when fire alarms began to blare, she knew something was wrong.
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