warning siren

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a siren used to give a warning

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Examples (10)

  • The air-raid warning siren sounded, and everyone rushed to the shelter.
  • As the storm approached, the loud warning siren alerted residents to seek safety.
  • The factory's warning siren signals the end of the workday.
  • We heard the distant warning siren of a passing train.
  • The warning siren was activated to inform people about the impending danger.
  • During drills, the warning siren tests the evacuation procedures.
  • The piercing sound of the warning siren meant we had to stop what we were doing.
  • He was used to the sound of the warning siren from his job at the emergency services.
  • The warning siren indicates that a hazardous situation is developing.
  • When the warning siren began to wail, we knew it was time to take cover.