alarm calln.

Brit.

/əˈlɑːm kɔːl/, U.S.

/əˈlɑrm ˌkɔl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alarm n., call n.

Etymology: < alarm n. + call n.

1. A warning cry made by a bird or other animal, esp. when a predator is sighted.

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the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > for specific purpose > alarm cry

alarm call1813

alarm note1814

alarm cry1828

1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. at Crow—Carrion They [sc. several crows] had seen something that induced them to give the alarm call.

1879 A. S. Packard Zool. for Students viii. 570 While quadrupeds use their voices as alarm calls, most of the sounds are produced by the males, especially during the breeding season.

1938 Brit. Birds 32 93 The alarm call was a single note repeated several times before the bird took to wing.

1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World (1975) vi. 121 The alarm call killdee or dee-ee kill-dee kil-dee resounds from the mud flats, lake borders, and grasslands.

2005 T. M. Caro Antipredator Defenses in Birds & Mammals vi. 187 Factors other than maximizing long-distance transmission must be important in the evolution of species-specific alarm calls in marmots.

2. = wake-up call n. at wake-up adj. and n. Compounds.

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society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message > types of

personal call1843

local call1882

ringback1895

long distance1902

private call1907

trunk-call1910

toll call1912

callback1914

overflow1924

picture message1929

alarm call1966

text message1977

text1990

1966 Guardian 13 May 4/7 Talbot had an alarm call for 5 30 and two hours later he was driving off the first tee.

1969 Times 30 Oct. 10/8 The Post Office put up the charge for an alarm call to 2s.

1992 R. Elliot Winter Challenge (BNC) xviii The telephone on the bedside-table suddenly discovered its voice, and Dane cursed quietly under his breath. ‘It's my alarm call,’ he said frustratedly.

2011 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Drive section) 11 The hotel receptionist questions my request for an alarm call.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	alarm call
释义	alarm calln. Brit. /əˈlɑːm kɔːl/, U.S. /əˈlɑrm ˌkɔl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: alarm n., call n. Etymology: < alarm n. + call n. 1. A warning cry made by a bird or other animal, esp. when a predator is sighted. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > sound or bird defined by > [noun] > for specific purpose > alarm cry alarm call1813 alarm note1814 alarm cry1828 1813 G. Montagu Suppl. Ornithol. Dict. at Crow—Carrion They [sc. several crows] had seen something that induced them to give the alarm call. 1879 A. S. Packard Zool. for Students viii. 570 While quadrupeds use their voices as alarm calls, most of the sounds are produced by the males, especially during the breeding season. 1938 Brit. Birds 32 93 The alarm call was a single note repeated several times before the bird took to wing. 1969 D. F. Costello Prairie World (1975) vi. 121 The alarm call killdee or dee-ee kill-dee kil-dee resounds from the mud flats, lake borders, and grasslands. 2005 T. M. Caro Antipredator Defenses in Birds & Mammals vi. 187 Factors other than maximizing long-distance transmission must be important in the evolution of species-specific alarm calls in marmots. 2. = wake-up call n. at wake-up adj. and n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > telegraphy or telephony > telephony > [noun] > call or message > types of personal call1843 local call1882 ringback1895 long distance1902 private call1907 trunk-call1910 toll call1912 callback1914 overflow1924 picture message1929 alarm call1966 text message1977 text1990 1966 Guardian 13 May 4/7 Talbot had an alarm call for 5 30 and two hours later he was driving off the first tee. 1969 Times 30 Oct. 10/8 The Post Office put up the charge for an alarm call to 2s. 1992 R. Elliot Winter Challenge (BNC) xviii The telephone on the bedside-table suddenly discovered its voice, and Dane cursed quietly under his breath. ‘It's my alarm call,’ he said frustratedly. 2011 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 16 Dec. (Drive section) 11 The hotel receptionist questions my request for an alarm call. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1813
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