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four-minute warning

four-minute warning noun: a UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack.

Noun

four-minute warning (plural four-minute warnings)

  1. (idiomatic) A UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack.

Forms of four-minute warning

pluralfour-minute warnings

Questions about four-minute warning

What does four-minute warning mean?
Four-minute warning means a UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack.
What part of speech is four-minute warning?
Four-minute warning is a noun.
What is the plural of four-minute warning?
The plural of four-minute warning is four-minute warnings.

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