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BURGLAR ALARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does burglar alarm mean?
• BURGLAR ALARM (noun)
The noun BURGLAR ALARM has 2 senses:
1. a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
2. a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
Familiarity information: BURGLAR ALARM used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Context example:
they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away
Hypernyms ("burglar alarm" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("burglar alarm" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
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