"five-alarm" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} five-alarm (not comparable)
  1. (firefighting) The highest priority category of a multiple-alarm fire. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Firefighting, Firefighting
    Sense id: en-five-alarm-en-adj-tELHUXtP Disambiguation of Firefighting: 62 38 Topics: firefighting, government
  2. Having a high intensity or extreme heat. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Five
    Sense id: en-five-alarm-en-adj-N-IaioPi Disambiguation of Five: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

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