noun

siren

Translation

siren, Siren

We heard the loud wail of a police siren.

In the myth, sirens lured sailors to their death.

She was known as a silver screen siren.

((a/the siren)) a device that makes a loud warning sound I heard an ambulance siren.

((a/the siren)) a mythological creature The sailors were tempted by the sirens.

((a/the siren)) a dangerously attractive woman She was a siren of the silent film era.

Synonyms: alarm, horn (for the sound); temptress, femme fatale (for the woman)

From Greek 'Seirēn', the name of the mythological creatures who lured sailors with their singing.

Picture the sound of an ambulance 'siren'—it's a loud, alluring call for attention, just like the mythological Sirens' song.