smoke detector
noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
called also smoke alarm
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Officials say the home had smoke detectors, which woke up the mother.
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 May 2026
In the living space, change your air filters regularly and maintain your smoke detector.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 May 2026
That six-story building has had 117 open violations, which include defective self-closing doors on the fourth and sixth floors and nonfunctioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, city records show.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Think more even heat, better tasting meals, and less chance of smoke detectors going off mid-dinner, among other benefits.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 27 May 2026
In the living space, change your air filters regularly and maintain your smoke detector.
—Sherri Gordon, Health, 25 May 2026
That six-story building has had 117 open violations, which include defective self-closing doors on the fourth and sixth floors and nonfunctioning smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors, city records show.
—Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Think more even heat, better tasting meals, and less chance of smoke detectors going off mid-dinner, among other benefits.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
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“Smoke detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20detector. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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