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单词 air-raid siren
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air-raid siren in British English

(ˈɛəˌreɪd ˈsaɪrən)
noun
a device that sounds an alarm to warn people when an air raid is expected
At 8.17pm, the air-raid siren sounded.

Examples of 'air-raid siren' in a sentence
air-raid siren

Or was that the air raid siren?
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The air-raid siren sounded during the first half and nobody took any notice.
The Sun (2017)
One evening, he'd changed and climbed back into bed, only to have an air-raid siren split the night.
Globe and Mail (2003)
How many homes are there, in what sounds like a charming rural location, that also have an air-raid siren at their disposal?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The moon was nearly full and fairly high and the distant wail of an air raid siren drifted across the common.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
On hearing the air-raid siren, motorists are advised to abandon their vehicles and lie down beside the road.
The Times Literary Supplement (2015)
My scene is set during a party for the hotel's 50th anniversary, moments before an air-raid siren sounds.
The Sun (2016)
First the deafening blare of the air-raid sirens, then the shouts to take cover.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Concerts would go on throughout air-raid sirens.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
If the air-raid sirens sounded at 10pm, she would turn out again in her 'spare-time' role as a veterinary auxiliary.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
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