= alarm bell, n. 1.
单词 | θ191763 |
释义 | society > communication > indication > signalling > audible signalling > ringing of bells as signal > [noun] > as alarm signal > warning or alarm bell (5) larum bellc1453 = alarm bell, n. 1. warning bell1511 (a) a bell for giving alarm of fire or invasion; (b) a bell announcing the imminent departure of a vessel; (c) a bell alerting people to prepare… alarm bell1548 A bell rung as a warning of danger or as a signal of an emergency; a warning bell, a tocsin. Also in extended use. Cf. earlier larum bell, n. storm-bell1837 (a) an alarm bell; (b) (see quot. 1910). fray-bell1864 an alarm-bell formerly sounded on the occasion of a tumult. |
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