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EMERGENCY ALERT SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A federal warning system that is activated by FEMA; enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events
Synonyms:
EAS; Emergency Alert System
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Instance hypernyms:
alert; alerting (a warning serves to make you more alert to danger)
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