WARNING DEVICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does warning device mean? 

• WARNING DEVICE (noun)
  The noun WARNING DEVICE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: WARNING DEVICE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• WARNING DEVICE (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 ("warning device" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "warning device"):

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)