smoke detector
nounDefinition of smoke detector
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
— called also smoke alarm
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Officials said there were no working smoke detectors. — Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, "D.C. mayor supports agency that failed to intervene before a deadly fire," 28 Aug. 2019 There were no working smoke detectors at the house. — Maria Lovato, BostonGlobe.com, "Boys raced to save neighbors from Plymouth housefire," 23 Aug. 2019 The one smoke detector that was found in the house was in the attic, according to Santone. — Olivia Sanchez, USA TODAY, "Not enough smoke detectors in Pennsylvania day care where 5 children died, officials say," 13 Aug. 2019 Fire officials said there were no working smoke detectors inside the home. — Julian Gill, Houston Chronicle, "Spring home that was site of deadly fire had no smoke detectors, officials say," 12 July 2019 The open houses will offer hands-only CPR demonstrations, sign-ups for free smoke detectors and light refreshments courtesy of construction managers G. Stephens, Inc. (Station No. 2) and Thomarios (Station No. — Megan Becka, cleveland.com, "Akron Fire Department to host new station open houses Sept. 12," 26 Aug. 2019 Santone said the city inspects for smoke detectors and fire extinguishers. — Theresa Waldrop, CNN, "Day care where 5 children died in a fire wasn't inspected for smoke detectors," 13 Aug. 2019 Police said Khoma hid a camera inside a smoke detector in the room in his 3-bedroom home. — Tiffini Theisen, orlandosentinel.com, "Florida man hid camera in smoke detector, took nude photos of woman renting room in his house," 13 Aug. 2019 There was only one smoke detector and that was in the attic. — Char Adams, PEOPLE.com, "Firefighter Father of 3 Kids Who Died in Daycare Blaze Was Responding to Another Call Nearby," 12 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'smoke detector.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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