smoke detector

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See also: smoke-detector

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Noun

a residential ceiling-mounted smoke detector

smoke detector (plural smoke detectors)

  1. A device that sounds an alarm when it detects smoke or other evidence of a fire.
    Synonyms: (slang) ceiling bird, smoke alarm

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