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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One resident named Rita Vega described being woken up to the sounds of the fire alarm and people screaming.
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CBS News, 4 May 2026
Green compares playing the game in public to pulling a fire alarm, as either situation can draw a large police presence.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Typically, Jokic is the default answer when the fire alarm blares.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Harvard police responded to an alert of a fire alarm triggered by an explosion on the building’s fourth floor, minutes later, charging documents state.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 4 May 2026
Green compares playing the game in public to pulling a fire alarm, as either situation can draw a large police presence.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2026
Typically, Jokic is the default answer when the fire alarm blares.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Harvard police responded to an alert of a fire alarm triggered by an explosion on the building’s fourth floor, minutes later, charging documents state.
—Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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 8 May. 2026.
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