Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A siren used to alert a town or neighborhood of fire.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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History
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