red alert

English

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)t

Noun

red alert (plural red alerts)

  1. A warning that indicates an emergency situation.
    • 1984, Nena, 99 Red Balloons (lyrics written by Kevin McAlea)
      Ninety-nine red balloons
      Floating in the summer sky
      Panic bells, it's red alert
      There's something here from somewhere else
  2. A state of readiness to deal with such emergency situation.

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