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auto-alarm
[auto-alarm 词源字典]
"An automatic fire alarm, burglar alarm, etc.; specifically a ship's alarm which transmits a distress signal by radio when triggered", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in
The Chicago Tribune
.
[auto-alarm etymology, auto-alarm origin, 英语词源]