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alert five

alert five noun: on an aircraft carrier, the state where fighters and crew are on guard, standing by in the aircraft, strapped in and ready to be launched in five minutes or less.

Noun

alert five (uncountable)

  1. (slang) On an aircraft carrier, the state where fighters and crew are on guard, standing by in the aircraft, strapped in and ready to be launched in five minutes or less.

Questions about alert five

What does alert five mean?
Alert five means on an aircraft carrier, the state where fighters and crew are on guard, standing by in the aircraft, strapped in and ready to be launched in five minutes or less.
What part of speech is alert five?
Alert five is a noun.

Words near alert five in the dictionary

  1. alert and oriented x1
  2. alert and oriented x2
  3. alert and oriented x3
  4. alert and oriented x4
  5. alert fatigue
  6. alert five
  7. alertable
  8. alerted
  9. alerter
  10. alerters
  11. alertest

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