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silver alert

silver alert noun: a public notification of a missing person, especially a senior with dementia.

Noun

silver alert (plural silver alerts)

  1. (Canada, US) A public notification of a missing person, especially a senior with dementia.

Forms of silver alert

pluralsilver alerts

Origin of silver alert

Introduced in 2005 by Oklahoma state representative Fred Perry, modelled on amber alert. Silver suggests the grey hair of elderly people; compare silver fox.

Questions about silver alert

What does silver alert mean?
Silver alert means a public notification of a missing person, especially a senior with dementia.
What part of speech is silver alert?
Silver alert is a noun.
What is the plural of silver alert?
The plural of silver alert is silver alerts.

Words near silver alert in the dictionary

  1. Silveira
  2. Silveiras
  3. silver
  4. silver age
  5. silver ages
  6. silver alert
  7. silver alerts
  8. silver anniversaries
  9. silver anniversary
  10. silver ball
  11. silver band

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