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Sirens

Scope note

Devices for producing sounds, consisting essentially of a disk pierced with holes arranged in a circle, rotated over a stream of compressed air, steam, or fluid, so that the stream is alternately interrupted and allowed to pass; their uses include giving signals or warnings and producing musical tones. RHDEL2

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000207459

Broader Terms used

<sound signaling devices>

Equivalent Terms used

siren

Created

13yrs ago

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