alert
noun [C or U] /əˈlɜːt/
/-ˈlɝːt/ Definition
C1 a warning to people to be prepared to deal with something dangerous: a bomb alert The army was put on (full) alert as the peace talks began to fail. The public were warned to be on the alert for (= watching carefully for) suspicious packages.Threats and warningsEmergency services in general
(Definition of alert noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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