autoalarm

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noun

An automatic radio receiver on a ship, for picking up distress calls.

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Meanings

nounautoalarm (plural autoalarms)

plural autoalarms

  1. broadcastingAn automatic radio receiver on a ship, for picking up distress calls.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna radio receiving device used on ships that rings an alarm bell when a distress signal is received.

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Broader
receiverreceiving system

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From auto- + alarm.

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Translations

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Cite this entry
APA

autoalarm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoalarm

MLA

“autoalarm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoalarm. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autoalarm,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autoalarm.

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