- burglar alarm
- noun1. a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm-
they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away
• Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum2. a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary• Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑warning device, ↑alarm system* * *
noun: a device for automatically giving an alarm in case of burglary* * *
an automatic device for giving an alarm when a window, door, safe, etc., is opened or tampered with, as by a burglar.[1830-40]* * *
burglar alarm nounAn electronic alarm triggered by an intruder to a building, room, etc• • •Main Entry: ↑burglar* * *
a piece of equipment that makes a loud noise if someone enters a building while it is switched onThesaurus: signals and equipment used for warning peoplehyponym* * *
burglar alarm,a mechanical or electrical device that registers an alarm when a door or window is tried or opened or when a painting or other valuable object is tampered with.* * *
noun, pl ⋯ alarms [count]: a device that makes a loud noise (such as a ringing sound) if someone tries to enter a building by using force* * *
an electronic device, often fixed to a wall, that rings a loud bell if sb tries to enter a building by force
Useful english dictionary. 2012.