Burglar Alarm (Noun)
Meaning 1
A warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The home security system's sensitive burglar alarm alerted the neighbors to a potential break-in next door.
- The new store owner immediately installed a state-of-the-art burglar alarm to protect his inventory.
- When the thief tried to sneak in through the back window, the loud burglar alarm scared him away.
- She set her burglar alarm every evening before leaving her apartment for the night.
- The police arrived promptly after receiving a call from the automated burglar alarm at the convenience store.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
A loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm; "they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The shrill sound of the burglar alarm pierced through the air as soon as the intruder broke the window.
- They could hear the burglar alarm going off in the house across the street.
- The loud screech of the burglar alarm startled the thief and sent him running.
- The burglar alarm was so loud that the neighbors called the police to report the disturbance.
- As the burglar tripped the sensor, the deafening burglar alarm filled the entire neighborhood.