police siren

collocation in English

meaningsofpoliceandsiren

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police
noun[plural]
uk
/pəˈliːs/us
/pəˈliːs/
the official organization that is responsible for protecting people and property, making people obey the law, finding out about and solving crime, and catching people who have committed ...
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siren
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsaɪə.rən/us
/ˈsaɪr.ən/
a device for making a loud ...
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(Definition ofpoliceandsirenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Words might be whispered, wailed with apolicesirenor roared with a motorbike.
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The distance over which apolicesirencan be heard is subject to a number of factors, including the time of day, air temperature and location.
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When doing this, apolicesirenis heard.
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The song featured some sound effects, including the sound of breaking glass andpolicesiren.
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Traditionally, chau gongs were used to clear the way for important officials and processions, much like apolicesirentoday.
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The choruses break into an attack of pounding live drums and ferocious bass, being joined by scratching and a sampledpolicesiren.
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They retreat at the sound of apolicesiren.
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She complains that apolicesirenwhich she had just heard has disappeared into the distance.
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Often used in cartoons, it produces the stylized sound of apolicesiren.
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You'll never be without apolicesiren.
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The resulting sonic attack (a nearbypolicesirenamplified a thousandfold, for example) can be released in the form of a concentrated blast or with a larger area of effect.
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Various aspects of police vehicles were referred to, including police sirens.
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The hoodlums run off as the police sirens are heard in the distance.
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All of a sudden, he hears police sirens, which are followed by a car stopping, and then clambering footsteps.
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The kids head toward what they believe to be police sirens, but it turns out to be a trap.
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Often, police sirens also use the interval of a tritone to help draw attention.
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When he looks out his window the streets outside his house are empty and faint police sirens are heard in the distance.
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The two try to take the wounded clerk or one of the bystanders with them, but abandon those plans when they hear police sirens approaching.
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They hear police sirens coming their way and hop down the road to escape as the short ends.
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