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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The two steps forward one step back kind of understanding that Ruth takes from seeing Edek in a delicate situation when a fire alarm goes off at their hotel one night.
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 June 2024
So every Saturday at noon, the fire alarm went off.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024
In the 16th Congressional District, Rubashkin predicted, the ads may echo Latimer’s attacks on Bowman for voting against President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure plan or emphasize an embarrassing episode in which Bowman pulled a fire alarm during a congressional vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
As police were on the scene, an officer heard what sounded like a fire alarm and entered the condo building, finding heavy black smoke in Mote’s unit, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
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David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 13 June 2024
So every Saturday at noon, the fire alarm went off.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 June 2024
In the 16th Congressional District, Rubashkin predicted, the ads may echo Latimer’s attacks on Bowman for voting against President Biden’s bipartisan infrastructure plan or emphasize an embarrassing episode in which Bowman pulled a fire alarm during a congressional vote.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 15 May 2024
As police were on the scene, an officer heard what sounded like a fire alarm and entered the condo building, finding heavy black smoke in Mote’s unit, according to the warrant affidavit.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2024
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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