smoke detector
noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
called also smoke alarm
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Three people who lived on the other side of the duplex reportedly managed to escape the fire at the home, which didn’t have working smoke detectors.
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
The rooms are equipped with roll-in showers or accessible tubs, strobe-light smoke detectors, and lowered thermostat and light switches.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The house did not have any working smoke detectors, authorities said.
—Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
After Olympic leaves, Matty and Alfie high-five, then check to see if a camera hidden in the hallway smoke detector picked up Olympic using her passcode to unlock her phone.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
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Simone Jasper, Charlotte Observer, 28 Jan. 2025
The rooms are equipped with roll-in showers or accessible tubs, strobe-light smoke detectors, and lowered thermostat and light switches.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
The house did not have any working smoke detectors, authorities said.
—Ellie Buckheit, Baltimore Sun, 24 Jan. 2025
After Olympic leaves, Matty and Alfie high-five, then check to see if a camera hidden in the hallway smoke detector picked up Olympic using her passcode to unlock her phone.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Smoke detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20detector. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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