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FIRE ALARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does fire alarm mean?
• FIRE ALARM (noun)
The noun FIRE ALARM has 2 senses:
1. a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
2. an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
Familiarity information: FIRE ALARM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("fire alarm" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fire alarm; smoke alarm
Hypernyms ("fire alarm" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
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