Siren

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What Wikipedia says

A siren is a noise-making warning device. There are two general types: mechanical sirens and electronic sirens. Civil defense sirens are mounted in fixed locations and used to warn of natural disasters or attacks. Sirens are used on emergency service vehicles such as ambulances, police cars, and fire engines.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article “Siren (alarm)”, under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Read the article on Wikipedia

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