NOUN
- a warning device that is tripped off by the occurrence of a burglary
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a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
they could hear the burglar alarm a mile away
How To Use burglar alarm In A Sentence
- A burglar alarm went off, prompting the arrival of officers who detained the two undercover cops. The Sun
- The thieves ran away when the burglar alarm went off.
- What other burglar alarm could be so musical? Times, Sunday Times
- The guard loosed the dogs when the burglar alarm went off.
- Improved car security and more home burglar alarms and window locks have driven down vehicle crime and burglary. Times, Sunday Times
- Although the windows were not linked to the burglar alarm, a sensor activated the system and a passing police patrol stopped to check the building.
- The burglar alarm was switched off.
- He said I should have more adequate protection than a burglar alarm.
- He said I should have more adequate protection than a burglar alarm.
- It was reported, in Baberton Mains, that a special offer for the installation of burglar alarms had been made.
