English
Etymology
fire + alarm
Noun
en-noun|sg=fire alarm
- An electromechanical or electronic bell, klaxon, chime, horn, speaker, strobe light or other device which warns people in a building of a possible fire or other condition requiring evacuation.
#The sound or other warning made by a fire alarm (#1)
#firefighting An emergency response to a fire by the fire department with manpower and equipment.
#*A four fire-alarm fire ripped through a row of 2.5 story frame dwellings during the early morning hours
Translations
trans-top|a device which warns people of a possible fire
Finnish: palohälytin, palovaroitin
French: alarme incendie f, avertisseur d'incendie
German: Feueralarm m, Feuermelder m
Italian: allarme antincendio
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Norwegian: t-|no|brannalarm|m
Spanish: alarma de incendios f
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trans-top|the sound or other warning made by a fire alarm (#1)
Finnish: palohälytys
Norwegian: t-|no|brannalarm|m
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trans-top|response to a fire by the fire department
Norwegian: t-|no|brannutrykning|c
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ttbc|Swedish: brandlarm n
ttbc|Dutch: brandalarm
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ttbc|Esperanto: fajratentigilo
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Related terms
fire alarm pull station
fire alarm control panel
fire alarm system
io:fire alarm
pl:fire alarm
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