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 air traffic control tower at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was evacuated for a time Friday night after a fire alarm and a gas smell were detected, according to a statement from the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Bonzai’s owner, Peyton Flowers Dunn, 30, from Tampa, Florida, said the unusual behavior traces back to one morning three years ago when her husband, Ben, set off the fire alarm while cooking breakfast.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Dispatch reported a fire alarm sounding and smoke coming from a room.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Inspectors also found missing and defective smoke detectors and a non-functional fire alarm panel, Rushin said.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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Aaron Cooper, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Bonzai’s owner, Peyton Flowers Dunn, 30, from Tampa, Florida, said the unusual behavior traces back to one morning three years ago when her husband, Ben, set off the fire alarm while cooking breakfast.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
Dispatch reported a fire alarm sounding and smoke coming from a room.
—Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
Inspectors also found missing and defective smoke detectors and a non-functional fire alarm panel, Rushin said.
—Jc Reindl, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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