false alarm

Speech parts

1. false alarm - Noun

2. false alarm - Phrase

Meaning

a warning that is given about something that fails to occur

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

dud washout

Hypernyms

warning

Examples

As Brzezinski prepared to phone President Jimmy Carter to plan a full-scale response, he received a third call: It was a false alarm. Source: Internet

Constant false alarm rate and digital terrain model processing are also used in clutter environments. Source: Internet

Petrov correctly assessed the situation as a false alarm, and hence did not report his finding to his superiors. Source: Internet

But the siren turned out to be a false alarm. Source: Internet

A spokesman for SFRS said: “The call out to Ipswich Hospital was a false alarm. Source: Internet

Firefighters responded to a general fire alarm at 2:35 p.m. in the 2000 block of Weld County Road 23. It was a false alarm. Source: Internet

Words in the phrase

false alarm

Close letter words and terms

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