fire alarm
noun
: 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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The Federal Aviation Administration on Tuesday issued a ground stop for flights to Dallas Love Field as the airport responded to a fire alarm.
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Jordan Parker
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The building did not have a sprinkler system but did have an operational fire alarm, the fire marshal said.
—Riley Rourke, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
Accessibility and Sustainability The Gasparilla Inn has several ADA-compliant guest rooms with either a king or two twin beds, a roll-in shower, and other accessibility features, such as a visual fire alarm system and a TTY phone upon request.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 4 Jan. 2026
Most shops and banks close in Germany over the Christmas period starting from the evening of December 24, and police only discovered the hole after a fire alarm went off in the early hours of Monday, December 29.
—CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
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“Fire alarm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20alarm. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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