ALARUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alarum mean? 

• ALARUM (noun)
  The noun ALARUM has 1 sense:

1. an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

  Familiarity information: ALARUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALARUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal

Hypernyms ("alarum" is a kind of...):

sign; signal; signaling (any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alarum"):

torpedo (a small explosive device that is placed on a railroad track and fires when a train runs over it; the sound of the explosion warns the engineer of danger ahead)

air alert (the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack)

burglar alarm (a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm)

fire alarm (a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out)

foghorn; fogsignal (a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships)

horn (a noise made by the driver of an automobile to give warning)

red flag (a flag that serves as a warning signal)

siren (a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound)

alarm bell; tocsin (the sound of an alarm (usually a bell))