ALARM SYSTEM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does alarm system mean? 

• ALARM SYSTEM (noun)
  The noun ALARM SYSTEM has 1 sense:

1. a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

  Familiarity information: ALARM SYSTEM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALARM SYSTEM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

alarm; alarm system; warning device

Hypernyms ("alarm system" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "alarm system"):

automobile horn; car horn; hooter; horn; motor horn (a device on an automobile for making a warning noise)

burglar alarm (a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary)

fire alarm; smoke alarm (an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke)

horn (an alarm device that makes a loud warning sound)

siren (an acoustic device producing a loud often wailing sound as a signal or warning)

 Context examples 

Issue associated with electrical equipment or a system that detects alarm conditions (a state of the alarm system when it has determined that a potential or actual hazard exists) and, as appropriate, generates alarm signals.

(Medical Device Alarm System Issue, Food and Drug Administration)