Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

air raid siren

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: air raid siren
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A siren that makes a very loud alarm sound to warn the population of an upcoming air raid.

Example Sentences

"It's Christmas at ground zero / There's music in the air / The sleigh bells are ringing / And the carolers are singing / While the air raid sirens blare"
""In Kyiv we stayed overnight at a hotel before boarding a Ukrainian Railways train to Kishinev (Chisinau). When we arrived at Kyiv station, an air raid siren went off and the police started rushing people to the shelter. I said to an officer that we would miss our train if we went to the shelter, and he allowed us to go to the platform. The train was there. It departed on time. Our Sleeper car and compartment were what I expected. There were two beds with a table in between. The train arrived in Kishinev as scheduled."

Inflected Forms

air raid sirens (plural) air-raid siren (alternative)

Synonyms

civil defence siren tornado siren

Questions

What does air raid siren mean?: A siren that makes a very loud alarm sound to warn the population of an upcoming air raid.

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