1. a device that makes a loud warning sound
2. a sea creature from Greek mythology with a woman’s head and body and a bird’s wings and tail, whose beautiful singing lured sailors to their death
Usage: mythology
3. a woman who is considered very attractive and tempting but also dangerous
Usage: literary

Examples

• The fire truck’s siren wailed as it raced through the streets.
• An air raid siren warned residents to take shelter.
• The ambulance siren could be heard from blocks away.
• In Greek mythology, sirens sang to lure sailors to shipwreck.
• Odysseus had his crew plug their ears to resist the sirens’ song.
• The movie portrayed her as a dangerous siren who destroyed men’s lives.
• Police cars arrived with sirens blaring.
• The tornado siren sounded throughout the town.