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  • 1alarm — n 1 Alarm, tocsin, alert agree in meaning a signal that serves as a call to action or to be on guard especially in a time of imminent danger. Alarm is used of any signal that arouses to activity not only troops, but emergency workers (as firemen …

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  • 2Alarm clock — Clock radio redirects here. For the clocks synchronised by radio signals, see Radio clock. Traditional wind up (keywound), mechanical, spring driven alarm clock …

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  • 3Alarm auf der South Street — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Polizei greift ein Originaltitel: Pickup on South Street Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1953 Länge: 77 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch …

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  • 4Burglar alarm — Silent alarm redirects here. For the album, see Silent Alarm (album). Burglar (or intrusion), fire and safety alarms are all electronic today. Sensors are connected to a control unit via a low voltage hardwire or narrowband RF signal which is… …

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  • 5The Alarm — For the 1914 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see The Alarm (film). The Alarm The Alarm, 1984. Background information Also known as …

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  • 6Medical alarm — A medical alarm is an alarm system designed to signal the presence of a hazard requiring urgent attention and to summon emergency medical personnel. Other terms for a medical alarm are Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) or medical alert.… …

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  • 7Missile Defense Alarm System — The Missile Defense Alarm System was an American system of 12 early warning satellites that provided limited notice of Soviet intercontinental ballistic missile launches between 1960 and 1966. Originally intended to serve as a complete early… …

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  • 8Harassment, alarm or distress — In English law, Harassment, Alarm or Distress forms part of the Public Order Act 1986 (amended by the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994) under sections 4A and 5. Provisions of the lawThe Public Order Act 1986, Section 5 states::(1) A… …

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  • 9Jerusalem during the Mamluk period — Jerusalem was under the Mamluk rule from 1260 to 1516. This period coincides with the history of the city s years of Mamluk rule in Israel. Mamluk Jerusalem was a city strategically marginal, politically and economically, yet high religious… …

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  • 10Fire alarm — Fire Fire (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri, f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf. {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.] 1. The evolution of light and heat in the… …

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