Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fire alarm horn

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.89 in modern English

Syllables
fire alar-m horn
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

A siren used to alert a town or neighborhood of fire.

Inflected Forms

fire alarm horns (plural)

Questions

What does fire alarm horn mean?
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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