fire alarm
noun
: a device that makes a loud sound to warn people when there is a fire
Someone set off the fire alarm.
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The event was ultimately halted when a fire alarm was pulled, prompting an evacuation.
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Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
On April 20, 1803, many townspeople in Richmond, Virginia, were roused from their beds by a fire alarm and were able to observe a very rich Lyrid display between 1 and 3 o'clock.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The owners of an off-campus apartment complex that caters to University of San Diego students have agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that units were leased out without a working fire alarm system, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
For more than two hours, a maintenance issue kept the plane from taking off, Redick getting text alerts from his home security system that the fire alarm was going off.
—Dan Woike, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
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Fox News Staff, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
On April 20, 1803, many townspeople in Richmond, Virginia, were roused from their beds by a fire alarm and were able to observe a very rich Lyrid display between 1 and 3 o'clock.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2025
The owners of an off-campus apartment complex that caters to University of San Diego students have agreed to pay a $200,000 civil penalty to resolve allegations that units were leased out without a working fire alarm system, the San Diego City Attorney’s Office announced Thursday.
—City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
For more than two hours, a maintenance issue kept the plane from taking off, Redick getting text alerts from his home security system that the fire alarm was going off.
—Dan Woike, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for fire alarm
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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