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autoalarm

autoalarm

7.7
A radio device on a ship that sounds an alarm when it gets an SOS signal
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Every vessel must ensure its autoalarm is operational before setting sail.

Examples

  • The autoalarm was activated when the ship received an SOS signal.

  • The ship's autoalarm went off during the storm.

  • During the drill, the crew responded quickly to the sound of the autoalarm.

  • Every vessel should have an autoalarm installed.

  • The crew quickly responded to the autoalarm that signaled a distress call from a nearby vessel.

  • When the ship's autoalarm went off, the captain knew they had to take immediate action.

  • An autoalarm alerted the crew to the emergency, prompting them to prepare for a rescue operation.

Synonyms

auto-alarm
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  • Specialized
1 7.1

A radio on a ship that automatically rings an alarm when it gets a distress signal

is identical in meaning but written without a hyphen

Surface Forms

autoalarm singular
autoalarms plural

Morphology

autoalarm = alarm (transparent) = auto + alarm

The meaning is directly built from 'auto-' plus 'alarm', referring to an alarm that works automatically.

Etymology

Autoalarm joins auto- meaning 'self', as in automatic, and alarm, a word that began as a battle cry meaning 'to your weapons'. So an autoalarm is a device that sounds an alarm by itself when it receives a distress signal.