burglar alarm

noun

A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars.

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Meanings

nounburglar alarm (plural burglar alarms)

plural burglar alarms

  1. A warning device that is activated by trespassers, intended to deter burglars.
  2. The loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm.

Translations

Finnish murtohälytin, varashälytin
  • murtohälytinwarning device
  • varashälytinwarning device
  • murtohälytyswarning signal
German Alarmanlage
  • Alarmanlagewarning device
Italian allarme antifurto, antifurto
  • allarme antifurtowarning device
  • antifurtowarning device
  • allarmewarning device
Japanese 通報システム
  • 通報システム (tsūhō shisutemu)warning device
Swedish tjuvlarm, larm
  • tjuvlarmwarning device
  • larmwarning device
Cite this entry
APA

burglar alarm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burglar%20alarm

MLA

“burglar alarm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burglar%20alarm. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “burglar alarm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/burglar%20alarm.

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