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EARLY WARNING SYSTEM
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("early warning system" is a kind of...):
electronic network; network ((electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits)
Meronyms (parts of "early warning system"):
early warning radar (a radar that is part of an early warning system)