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 night, some of the teens set off the fire alarm at Lookout Mountain, which unlocked the doors and allowed the young people to run around campus, climb on buildings and break windows, workers said.
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The loss of this year’s federal and state funding threatened the survival of our local arts organizations and dance nonprofits sent out donation requests with the urgency of a fire alarm.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Special elections are sometimes an early fire alarm.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Firefighters were alerted to the emergency by a fire alarm and a call from a staff member.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
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Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 22 Dec. 2025
The loss of this year’s federal and state funding threatened the survival of our local arts organizations and dance nonprofits sent out donation requests with the urgency of a fire alarm.
—Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
Special elections are sometimes an early fire alarm.
—Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
Firefighters were alerted to the emergency by a fire alarm and a call from a staff member.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 30 Nov. 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 26 Dec. 2025.
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