fire alarm horn

noun

A horn on a fire alarm that sounds in case of fire, either automatically when the system detects fire or manually when the alarm is pulled, to alert the occupants of a building or complex of the hazard.

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Meanings

nounfire alarm horn (plural fire alarm horns)

plural fire alarm horns

  1. A horn on a fire alarm that sounds in case of fire, either automatically when the system detects fire or manually when the alarm is pulled, to alert the occupants of a building or complex of the hazard.
  2. historicalA siren used to alert a town or neighborhood of fire.
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