"air raid siren" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: air raid sirens [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=air raid siren}} air raid siren (plural air raid sirens)
  1. A siren that makes a very loud alarm sound to warn the population of an upcoming air raid. Wikipedia link: air raid siren Synonyms: civil defence siren, tornado siren, air-raid siren Translations (Translations): luftværnssirene (english: World War II) [common-gender] (Danish), luftalarm (english: World War II) [common-gender] (Danish), varslingssirene (english: current, civil defence) [common-gender] (Danish), luchtalarm [neuter] (Dutch), õhusireen (Estonian), ilmahälytyssireeni (Finnish), väestöhälytin (Finnish), sirène de raid aérien [feminine] (French), Luftschutzsirene [feminine] (German), légvédelmi sziréna (Hungarian), syrena przeciwlotnicza [feminine] (Polish), sirenă de raid aerian [feminine] (Romanian), сире́на гражда́нской оборо́ны (siréna graždánskoj oboróny) [feminine] (Russian), flyglarm [neuter] (Swedish), hava saldırısı sireni (Turkish)

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