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red alert
noun
: a warning that there is great danger
Full Definition of RED ALERT
: the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent; broadly : a state of alert brought on by impending danger
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First Known Use of RED ALERT
1941
Related to RED ALERT
- Synonyms
- alert, alertness, attentiveness, qui vive, vigilance, watch, watchfulness
Rhymes with RED ALERT
ambivert, bladderwort, bloody shirt, body shirt, butterwort, controvert, disconcert, extrovert, feverwort, hobble skirt, in concert, inexpert, introvert, liverwort, malapert, miniskirt, mitrewort, moneywort, overshirt, overskirt, pennywort, polo shirt, Saint-John's-wort, spiderwort, tail covert, thoroughwort, undershirt, underskirt, wing covert
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