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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Indianapolis firefighters responded to a general fire alarm at the location, near 10th Street and the Indianapolis Public Library downtown, around 9:35 p.m., the department said in a news release.
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Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
Imagine walking into your office each morning to a blaring fire alarm, but everyone is working as if nothing is amiss.
—Dave Silberman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
David got away again because her team got flummoxed by an old woman who yanked a fire alarm.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
The 911 system came back online after about two hours, again relegating the fire alarm boxes to secondary importance.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 22 June 2024
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Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024
Imagine walking into your office each morning to a blaring fire alarm, but everyone is working as if nothing is amiss.
—Dave Silberman, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
David got away again because her team got flummoxed by an old woman who yanked a fire alarm.
—Brian Grubb, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
The 911 system came back online after about two hours, again relegating the fire alarm boxes to secondary importance.
—Eric Levenson, CNN, 22 June 2024
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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