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AIR ALERT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):
alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation
Example:
aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):
alert; qui vive (condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack
Classified under:
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations
Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):
period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)
