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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About 10 minutes in, students and staff were rattled by yet another blaring sound: the fire alarm.
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Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
The three people who were inside the building at the time of the fire escaped safely after being alerted by the building's fire alarm and sprinkler system activation, Evans said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Three people were reported to be in the building when the fire began, all of whom safely escaped after they were alerted by the building’s fire alarm and sprinkler system, Evans said.
—Insiya Gandhi, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
The pledges were discovered by Iowa City police and university police when the agencies responded to a fire alarm at the fraternity house at around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 15.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
The three people who were inside the building at the time of the fire escaped safely after being alerted by the building's fire alarm and sprinkler system activation, Evans said.
—Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025
Three people were reported to be in the building when the fire began, all of whom safely escaped after they were alerted by the building’s fire alarm and sprinkler system, Evans said.
—Insiya Gandhi, NBC News, 4 Jan. 2025
The pledges were discovered by Iowa City police and university police when the agencies responded to a fire alarm at the fraternity house at around 12:45 a.m. on Nov. 15.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 19 Nov. 2024
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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