alarma

Definitions of alarma
  1. noun
    an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
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    types:
    alarma antirrobo
    a loud warning signal produced by a burglar alarm
    sirena de niebla
    a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships
    sirena
    a warning signal that is a loud wailing sound
    type of:
    señal, signo
    any nonverbal action or gesture that encodes a message
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