EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events

Synonyms:

EAS; Emergency Alert System

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Instance hypernyms:

alert; alerting (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)

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