call alarm

noun

1. 1. an electronic device that sends an alarm signal, usually to a distant monitoring centre

   2. ( as modifier )

      a call-alarm system

Example Sentences

When migrants get into distress in the Mediterranean, they can call Alarm Phone’s emergency number; the call is relayed by a team of people spread across France, Tunisia, Italy, Germany, the UK, Morocco and elsewhere to the coastguard service nearest the boat.

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I do what I call alarm intervals.

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We're on the side of the people I call Alarm Clock Britain.

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"People in what I call 'alarm clock Britain' are really trying to do well by themselves and their families and just see these sky-high bonuses announced or pre-announced by banks."

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Six types of vocalizations are readily distinguishable in the field: primary song, courtship song, distress call, alarm note, specialized male call note or zip, and the generalized call note or chee.

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