smoke detector
noun [C]Definition
› a device that makes a loud noise when there is smoke present to tell people that there is a fireFire serviceFire and flame
(Definition of smoke detector noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- beat sth out phrasal verb (FIRE)
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