smoke detector

noun

: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke

called also smoke alarm

Examples of smoke detector in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This includes blocking out all the indicator lights from smoke detectors, TVs, and HVAC units. Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 5 June 2024 The commission also found that the county failed to provide the most basic safety feature at a house in Morgan Hill: smoke detectors. Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 26 May 2024 Afterward, a Times investigation found the problem stretched back several decades and was possible in part because the inmate housing areas in the aging facility have no sprinklers to douse blazes or blaring smoke detectors to prompt jailers to respond. Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024 The inspection checklist for the licenses requires smoke detectors to be working and installed properly. Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 10 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for smoke detector 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1927, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of smoke detector was circa 1927

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“Smoke detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20detector. Accessed 11 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

smoke detector

noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke

called also smoke alarm

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