fire alarm bell; fire bell
A bell used to alert people of a fire, historically common in Japan. Now mostly encountered in historical contexts or fixed expressions.
In case of fire, they rang the fire bell to alert everyone.
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continuous fire alarm bell; urgent fire warning bell · sound of the continuous fire alarm bell
Compound of 半 (half) and 鐘 (bell), referring to a bell that was often struck in a half-rhythm pattern to signal a fire alarm.