smoke detector
noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
called also smoke alarm
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Paths for Success, the nonprofit foundation that originally approached Glasgow about building child care centers, provides the health and safety materials, including fire extinguishers, hardwired smoke detectors, flashlights, and cribs and cots.
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 June 2024
Here’s one more tip: The No. 1 trick to cooking steak at home is hiding all of your smoke detectors.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
Town officials also never determined if the home had working smoke detectors.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
Does the city track if rental properties are overdue for smoke detector and smoke alarm tests?
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
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Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 June 2024
Here’s one more tip: The No. 1 trick to cooking steak at home is hiding all of your smoke detectors.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
Town officials also never determined if the home had working smoke detectors.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 11 June 2024
Does the city track if rental properties are overdue for smoke detector and smoke alarm tests?
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
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“Smoke detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20detector. Accessed 28 Jun. 2024.
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