smoke detector
noun
: an alarm that activates automatically when it detects smoke
called also smoke alarm
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The hotel has a business-standard fitness center, open 24/7, with cardio machines (including Peloton bikes) and weight machines, but no swimming pool or spa.
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The Dorian has accessible guest rooms and can provide in-room visual smoke detectors on request.
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Carolyn B. Heller, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Milwaukee city codes requires all buildings built after 1992 to have smoke detectors.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Paths for Success, the nonprofit foundation that originally approached Glasgow about building child care centers, provides the health and safety materials, including fire extinguishers, hardwired smoke detectors, flashlights, and cribs and cots.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 June 2024
Here’s one more tip: The No. 1 trick to cooking steak at home is hiding all of your smoke detectors.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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Carolyn B. Heller, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2024
Milwaukee city codes requires all buildings built after 1992 to have smoke detectors.
—Gina Lee Castro, Journal Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2024
Paths for Success, the nonprofit foundation that originally approached Glasgow about building child care centers, provides the health and safety materials, including fire extinguishers, hardwired smoke detectors, flashlights, and cribs and cots.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 20 June 2024
Here’s one more tip: The No. 1 trick to cooking steak at home is hiding all of your smoke detectors.
—Eric Kim, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 June 2024
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“Smoke detector.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smoke%20detector. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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