"fire alarm horn" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: fire alarm horns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|head=fire alarm horn}} fire alarm horn (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.
    Sense id: en-fire_alarm_horn-en-noun-D6DdidZ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 88 12
  2. (historical) A siren used to alert a town or neighborhood of fire. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-fire_alarm_horn-en-noun-J3tjr5mk

Inflected forms

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