fire alarm

noun

: a device that makes a loud sound to warn people when there is a fire
Someone set off the fire alarm.

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Fire officials were alerted to a fire alarm at a three-story apartment building in the 8500 block of South 88th Terrace at 11:25 a.m, Ketchen said, finding the building’s roof engulfed in flames. Samantha Moilanen, Chicago Tribune, 24 Feb. 2025 Karen: The fire alarm is super sensitive in the building, and multiple people have set off the fire alarm just by stir-frying on the electric stove, and the hood doesn't really work. Bon Appétit, 20 Feb. 2025 Dallas Love Field airport was evacuated on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 20, because of a fire alarm. Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2025 Police and firefighters responded to a fire alarm at the Oak Terrace housing complex, located at 53 Conrad St., around 2:30 a.m. where the first officer on scene spotted smoke coming from one of the apartments and a person who was unable to get out, according to the Naugatuck Fire Department. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 21 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for fire alarm

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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

fire alarm

noun
: an alarm sounded to signal the outbreak of a fire
also : a device for sounding such an alarm
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