a false alarm

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• False Alarm (EP) — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda False Alarm EP de KT Tunstall Publicación 11 de octubre de 2004 Grabación 2004 …   Wikipedia Español

• false alarm — false a larm n a situation in which people wrongly think that something bad is going to happen ▪ Fire fighters responded to a false alarm at one of the college dormitories. ▪ The patient was okay it was a false alarm …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• false alarm — false alarms N COUNT When you think something dangerous is about to happen, but then discover that you were mistaken, you can say that it was a false alarm. ...a bomb threat that turned out to be a false alarm …   English dictionary

• false alarm — false′ alarm′ n. 1) a false report of a fire in progress to a fire department 2) something that excites unfounded alarm or expectation …   From formal English to slang

• False Alarm (The Hardy Boys) — False Alarm is a Hardy Boys novel.Ed and Peter Mason are taking over Frank and Joe s lives. Ed and Peter are stealing their spotlight in sports, science, and even romance! Meanwhile, Fenton Hardy calls in his sons to investigate the reason behind …   Wikipedia

• false alarm — index hoax Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• false alarm — ► NOUN ▪ a warning given about something that fails to take place …   English terms dictionary

• False alarm — For a more generic meaning, see False positive. For other uses, see False alarm (disambiguation). A false alarm, also called a nuisance alarm, is the phony report of an emergency, causing unnecessary panic and/or bringing resources (such as… …   Wikipedia

• false alarm — noun a warning that is given about something that fails to occur • Hypernyms: ↑warning * * * noun, pl ⋯ alarms [count] 1 : an alarm (such as a fire alarm) that is set off when it is not needed A false alarm drew firefighters to the school. 2 :… …   Useful english dictionary

• False Alarm (song) — Infobox Single Name = False Alarm Artist = The Bronx from Album = The Bronx B side = The Needle The Damage Done Released = July 5, 2004 Format = Recorded = 2004 Genre = Punk rock Length = Label = Wichita Records Writer = Producer = The Bronx… …   Wikipedia

• False alarm (disambiguation) — A false alarm is a hoax report of an emergency.False Alarm or False Alarms may also refer to: * False Alarms (film), 1936 Three Stooges short film * False Alarm (song), 2003 single by The Bronx from their album The Bronx * False Alarm (EP), 2004… …   Wikipedia