SMOKE DETECTOR Definition & Meaning

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smoke detector

noun

an electronic fire alarm that is activated by the presence of smoke.

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of smoke detector¹

First recorded in 1925–30

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Lowe said he grabbed a dishrag and tried to wave the smoke away from the smoke detector — only to have Moose start nipping at the rag and at his finger “aggressively.”

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Cooking a burger in the oven feels odd, and pan-searing on high heat risks setting off the smoke detector.

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He said the smoke detector may not have sounded because the door of the bedroom was closed.

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First, change out your old smoke detector.

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Charmon and Akeem Isom, parents of six, told KABC-TV Channel 7 news they were unaware their four-bedroom home had no smoke detector, and they had no warning when flames from their tree began spreading.

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