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FIRE ALARM

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• FIRE ALARM (noun)
The noun FIRE ALARM has 2 senses:

1. a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
2. an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke

Familiarity information: FIRE ALARM used as a noun is rare.

• FIRE ALARM (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("fire alarm" is a kind of...):

alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

An alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

smoke alarm; fire alarm

Hypernyms ("fire alarm" is a kind of...):

alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)

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