fire detector
Example Sentences
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A house fire is much more likely than a break-in, and with a monitored smoke or fire detector, the security company will dispatch the fire department as soon as they receive an alert.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 14, 2023
There was a working fire detector in the second-floor hallway, Langford said.
From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 8, 2014
So I moved on to another subject worthy of Socratic discourse: the third-floor fire detector.
From Forbes • Jun. 4, 2013
Having gone through the maintenance log prior to flight, we knew the very same fire detector had, on a recent prior occasion, malfunctioned, touching off a faulty alarm.
From Salon • Oct. 5, 2010
An electric fire detector in the cellar acts much like a burglar alarm.
From If You're Going to Live in the Country by Lieberman, Frank
