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SMOKE ALARM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does smoke alarm mean?
• SMOKE ALARM (noun)
The noun SMOKE ALARM has 1 sense:
1. an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
Familiarity information: SMOKE ALARM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
fire alarm; smoke alarm
Hypernyms ("smoke alarm" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarm system; warning device (a device that signals the occurrence of some undesirable event)
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