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alarm clock


alarm clock

noun

Definition of ALARM CLOCK

: a clock that can be set to sound an alarm at a desired time

Examples of ALARM CLOCK

  1. She set the alarm clock for six o'clock.
  2. The alarm clock went off at six o'clock.

First Known Use of ALARM CLOCK

1662

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