Meaning & use
siren
A device or system that makes a loud, wailing sound as a warning or signal.
See it in a sentence
The ambulance siren grew louder as it approached the intersection.
A siren wailed across the town to warn residents of the approaching storm.
A note on using this word
In everyday use 'siren' refers to the warning sound; capitalized 'Siren' in mythology names the sea creature instead.
Words with a similar meaning
alarm
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A dangerously attractive woman who lures men into difficult or destructive situations, from Greek mythology.
Colleagues warned him that she was a siren who would ruin his career.
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