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still alarm
noun
- a burglar alarm, fire alarm, or the like, that is activated silently and transmits a warning signal, usually by telephone.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of still alarm1
An Americanism dating back to 1870–75
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Example Sentences
As a man he no longer lives, but his thunderbolts are perpetual powers, since they still alarm the fears of men.
From Project Gutenberg
They were piling out of the hay like a bunch of trained firemen answering a still alarm.
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Better look out or he'll break a hand grenade on that still alarm of yours.
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