alarm signal

collocation in English

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alarm
noun
uk
/əˈlɑːm/us
/əˈlɑːrm/
a warning of danger, usually a loud noise or ...
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signal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/us
/ˈsɪɡ.nəl/
an action, movement, or sound that gives information, a message, a warning, or ...
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(Definition ofalarmandsignalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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In treated colonies, but not controls, workers were excitable and most began head rapping, analarmsignal, if the colony was disturbed.
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A first suggestion might be to send out the loudest possiblealarmsignal, alerting neighboring cells to stimulate their potential antiviral responses.
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It is not exactly analarmsignal, but we want everybody to realize that we are coming into a very difficult time.
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The constant decline in the bee population over a number of years sends out a clearalarmsignal.
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The amendment makes it clear that they may be used as a localalarmsignalfor a raid by either air-borne or sea-borne troops.
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The committee's report is both analarmsignaland, even more germane, a torch.
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Why is there not a computer with analarmsignalstored in it by means of which a person of this kind is denied access?
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Would it not be a good thing to institute some automaticalarmsignalso that the public could assist and act as valuable spotters?
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The least we could have expected to be done as a result of the new guidelines would have been to sound analarmsignaland admit failure.
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Instructions have been issued for church bells to be used as a localalarmsignalfor raids or any other form of attack by enemy seaborne or airborne troops.
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Analarmsignalis a response produced by an individual, the sender, reacting to a hazard that warns other animals, the receivers, of danger.
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They are used as analarmsignaland as a noise-maker at sports gatherings.
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One bell, weighing 4,726 kilograms (second largest) remained in place either due to technical difficulties or deliberately, as an emergencyalarmsignal.
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The chemicalalarmsignalin the epidermal cells also drops to almost zero in males during the breeding season.
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These items define the characteristics of an intruder and when all three are detected simultaneously, analarmsignalis generated.
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If the vehicle then resumes its manoeuvre thealarmsignalbecomes more and more impressive as the obstacle approaches.
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The gang follow them into the centre then spread out to search, using analarmsignalto keep in touch.
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A float switch in the relay is used to initiate analarmsignal.
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Central-stations use special telephone lines, computers, software and trained staff to monitor their customers' security systems and call the appropriate authorities in the event analarmsignalis received.
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The resulting increase in current flow is interpreted and processed by the control unit as a confirmation of the presence of smoke and a firealarmsignalis generated.
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