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Definition of alarm call noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

alarm call

noun

/əˈlɑːm kɔːl/

/əˈlɑːrm kɔːl/

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a phone call that is intended to wake you up
- Could I have an alarm call at 5.30 tomorrow, please?
Topics Phones, email and the internetb2

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a sound of warning made by a bird or animal

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