red alert
A warning that indicates an emergency situationA warning that indicates an emergency situation.
» When I saw his face, I was instantly on red alert.
Als ich seinen Gesichtsausdruck sah, war ich sofort in höchster Alarmbereitschaft.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A warning that indicates an emergency situation.
(countable, uncountable)A state of readiness to deal with such emergency situation.
- the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)
Examples
5 sentencesWhen I saw his face, I was instantly on red alert.
deAls ich seinen Gesichtsausdruck sah, war ich sofort in höchster Alarmbereitschaft.
Go to red alert.
deAlarmstufe Rot!
Oleg's brain was on red alert.
The meteorological bureau has issued a red rainstorm alert.
The high temperatures in southern Italy have prompted health ministry officials to put some areas of the country on red alert.
Forms
plural: red alerts| Singular | red alert |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable