fire alarm
a signal that warns that a fire has started.
a bell, buzzer, siren, horn, etc., that provides such a signal.
Origin of fire alarm
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How to use fire alarm in a sentence
Here, a former student pulled a fire alarm to attract potential victims before threatening his roommate, who escaped.
This Gun Nut Says Most School Shootings Aren’t Real | Brandy Zadrozny | June 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen the gunfire ceased and the only sound was that fire alarm as Alexis seemed to vanish.
Inside the Washington Navy Yard’s Building 197 During Alexis’s Rampage | Michael Daly | September 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThat morning, I escaped from the school with my classmates at the prompting of a strobe-lighted fire alarm after shots rang out.
Columbine Survivor Liz Carlston on the Shooting’s Lessons for Aurora | Liz Carlston | July 25, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJan. 5, 2009 – 10:53 p.m. Type: 911 Subject: Alarm Report: fire alarm going off 13.
George Zimmerman’s History of 911 Calls: A Complete Log | Matthew DeLuca | March 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTJune 10, 2009 – 1:55 a.m. Type: 911 Subject: Alarm Report: fire alarm going off 16.
George Zimmerman’s History of 911 Calls: A Complete Log | Matthew DeLuca | March 22, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
It is best not to place a switch in the fire-alarm circuit as this circuit should be in an operating condition at all times.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousThe fire-alarm switch consists of two springs that are held from contact with each other by means of a thin cord.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousAnd Sally gives chase, and overtakes the other two just by the fire-alarm, where Fenwick came to a standstill.
Somehow Good | William de MorganBy law, every fire escape was rigged with a fire alarm, in addition to the regular burglar alarm.
The Penal Cluster | Ivar Jorgensen (AKA Randall Garrett)We could see the driver pop from his seat and race to the corner fire alarm box.
Cue for Quiet | Thomas L. Sherred
British Dictionary definitions for fire alarm
a device to give warning of fire, esp a bell, siren, or hooter
a shout to warn that a fire has broken out
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