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 audit found that the intercom systems were unable to override a fire alarm system during a mass shooting. Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 24 June 2024 Some pointed to other distractions, namely the congressman's censure for pulling a fire alarm in the Cannon House office building during a vote last September. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 June 2024 De Menezes was on his way to repair a broken fire alarm when he was shot and killed in an underground carriage at Stockwell station. Irenie Forshaw, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024 The mayor suggested that, when an attack occurred, the fire alarm bells should be rung so that all the citizens could pour out of their houses armed and ready to hunt down the killer. Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Oct. 2024 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 25 Dec. 2024.

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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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