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alarm

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alarm

A sound or visual signal that indicates an error condition. The terms alarm and alert are often used synonymously. See alert.


alarm
Fencing a warning or challenge made by stamping the front foot


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"GOOD-MORNING, my friend," said Alarm to Pride; "how are you this morning?
He brought with him several slices of meat in order to pacify the Housedog, so that he would not alarm his master by barking.
I could tell the direction of the speakers pretty exactly, not only by the sound of their voices but by the behaviour of the few birds that still hung in alarm above the heads of the intruders.
 
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