noun
1. a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out
• Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum
2. an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
• Syn: ↑smoke alarm
• Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑warning device, ↑alarm system
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noun, pl ⋯ alarms [count]
: 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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a bell or other device that gives people warning of a fire in a building
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Who set off the fire alarm?
Example Bank:
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It was thought that the fire alarm had been set off as a prank.
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The fire alarm went off when I was making a coffee.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.