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smoke detector

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smoke detector [′smōk di‚tek·tər]
(engineering)
A photoelectric system for an alarm when smoke in a chimney or other location exceeds a predetermined density.


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``The smoke detector seems to have been activated, but regardless of getting there in a few minutes, it is likely the individual was gone before our arrival.
Bryan MoNulty, a 16-year-old employee of the marina was shoveling snow outside the marina store when he heard a smoke detector alarm sounding.
Smoke detector arrays were located in the hallway and bedroom upstairs as well as exit paths downstairs.
 
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