alarm word
noun
1A word or phrase cried out to raise an alarm or call troops to arms (now chiefly historical ).
2A short word or phrase used as a password; compare watchword (now rare ).
Origin
Early 18th century.
- narra
- narra-back
- Narraganset
- Narragansett
- Narragansett Bay
- narratable
- narratage
- narrate
- narratee
- narrater
- narration
- narrational
- narrative
- narrative line
- narratively
- narrative verdict
- narrativisation
- narrativise
- narrativity
- narrativization
- narrativize
- narratological
- narratologist
- narratology
- narrator