HyperDic: burglar_alarm

English > 2 senses of the expression burglar alarm:
NOUNcommunicationburglar alarma loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
artifactburglar alarma warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
English > burglar alarm: 2 senses > noun 1, communication
MeaningA loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm.
Example"they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away"
Broaderalarm, alert, warning signal, alarumAn automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
Spanishalarma antirrobo
English > burglar alarm: 2 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary.
Broaderalarm, warning device, alarm systemA device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event
Spanishalarma antirrobo
Catalanalarma antirobatori

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