alarum
alarum definition
alar·um (ə ler′əm, -lär′-)
noun
Archaic alarm (esp. sense )
alarum Idioms
alarums and excursions
- Archaic a stage direction, esp. in Elizabethan drama, for a scene depicting a battle
- any noisy, confused situation
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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