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AIR ALERT

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attackplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):

alarm; alarum; alert; warning signal (an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operationplay

Example:

aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):

alert; qui vive (condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attackplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting time and temporal relations

Hypernyms ("air alert" is a kind of...):

period; period of time; time period (an amount of time)

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