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red alert

red alert noun: a warning that indicates an emergency situation.

Noun

red alert (countable and uncountable, plural red alerts)

  1. A warning that indicates an emergency situation.
    • Another red alert last night. Lasted only five minutes, Possibly just a friendly plane with its IFF turned off.1944 August 7, Charles A. Lindbergh, The Wartime Journals of Charles A. Lindbergh, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, published 1970, page 898
    • Ninety-nine red balloons
      Floating in the summer sky
      Panic bells, it's red alert
      There's something here from somewhere else1984, Nena, 99 Red Balloons (lyrics written by Kevin McAlea)
  2. A state of readiness to deal with such emergency situation.

red alert meaning in Tamil

red alert in Tamil

கடும் எச்சரிக்கை, செவ்விழிப்பு, உச்ச எச்சரிக்கை

Synonyms of red alert

Forms of red alert

pluralred alerts

Words that rhyme with red alert

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Questions about red alert

What does red alert mean?
Red alert means a warning that indicates an emergency situation.
What is red alert in Tamil?
Red alert in Tamil is கடும் எச்சரிக்கை, செவ்விழிப்பு, உச்ச எச்சரிக்கை. See Red alert meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is red alert?
Red alert is a noun.
What is the plural of red alert?
The plural of red alert is red alerts.

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  9. red alga
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