air raid siren

Definitions

A siren that makes a very loud alarm sound to warn the population of an upcoming air raid.

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Examples

“It's Christmas at ground zero / There's music in the air / The sleigh bells are ringing / And the carolers are singing / While the air raid sirens blare”

“"In Kyiv we stayed overnight at a hotel before boarding a Ukrainian Railways train⟳ to Kishinev (Chisinau). When we arrived at Kyiv station, an air raid siren went off and the police started rushing people to the shelter⟳. I said to an officer that we would miss⟳ our train⟳ if we went to the shelter⟳, and he allowed us to go to the platform. The train⟳ was there. It departed on time. Our Sleeper car and compartment were what I expected. There were two beds with a table in between. The train⟳ arrived in Kishinev as scheduled.”

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