fire alarm

Definitions

1. An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building etc. of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation.
2. The sound or other warning made by a fire alarm.
3. An emergency response to a fire by the fire department with manpower and equipment.

Equivalents

Examples

“Should the automatic fire alarm sound⟳, the gas from the [carbon dioxide] bottles may be released in the engine compartment by operating a pull⟳ handle⟳ in the driver's cab.”

“A four fire-alarm fire ripped through a row of 2.5 story frame dwellings during the early morning hours”

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