NOUN | communication | burglar alarm | a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm |
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artifact | burglar alarm | a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary |
Meaning | A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm. | |
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Example | "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away" | |
Broader | alarm, alert, warning signal, alarum | An automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger |
Spanish | alarma antirrobo |
Meaning | A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary. | |
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Broader | alarm, warning device, alarm system | A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event |
Spanish | alarma antirrobo | |
Catalan | alarma antirobatori |
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