Signal-fire
81fire alarm — noun 1. a shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out • Hypernyms: ↑alarm, ↑alert, ↑warning signal, ↑alarum 2. an alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke • Syn: ↑smoke alarm • Hyperny …
82fire alarm — smoke detector, device that detects smoke from a fire and emits a danger signal; danger signal warning of a fire …
83fire alarm — /ˈfaɪər əlam/ (say fuyuhr uhlahm) noun 1. a visible or audible signal that a fire has started; sometimes indicating other hazards, as chemical pollutants, asbestos, etc. 2. an apparatus for giving this signal …
84watch fire — fire that is set as a signal; fire that is lighted at nigh to provide heat and light to guards …
85fire-bellied toad — ▪ amphibian (Bombina), small amphibian (family Bombinatoridae) characterized by bright orange markings on the undersides of its grayish body and limbs. The common fire bellied toad (B. bombina) is a pond dweller about 5 centimetres (2 inches)… …
86fire bell — n. bell rung to give danger signal warning of a fire …
871938 Changsha Fire — Wenxi Fire The Changsha Fire of 1938 (Chinese: 长沙大火), also known as Wenxi Fire (Chinese: 文夕大火), was the greatest human caused city wide fire that ever besieged China. It happened in 1938 during the Second Sino Japanese War …
88Cedar Fire — Infobox wildfire title= Cedar Fire location= San Diego County date= October 25, 2003 time= 17:37 timezone= PDT acres= convert|280278|acre|km2|1 source= Signal fire landuse= Mixed, residential and wildlands fatalities= 15 injuries= motive= The… …
89Beacon fire — Beacon Bea con (b[=e] k n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be[ a]cen, b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign, signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin. Cf. {Beckon}.] 1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy …
90beacon fire — noun a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance • Syn: ↑beacon • Derivationally related forms: ↑beacon (for: ↑beacon) • Hypernyms: ↑visual signal …
