red alert
noun
: the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent
broadly
: a state of alert brought on by impending danger
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Examples of red alert in a Sentence
The troops have been put on red alert.
the paparazzi were on red alert for sightings of the hot new Hollywood couple
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In Tarragona, a city in southern Catalonia roughly midway between Barcelona and Valencia, school classes were canceled after a red alert for intense rainfall was issued.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Authorities in Spain have halted commuter rail services around Barcelona amid a red alert for extreme rain, following deadly floods around Valencia that have already claimed 217 lives.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Three regions, including Andalucia and Valencia, were under red alerts on Wednesday.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The Valencian regional government is being criticized for not sending out flood warnings to people’s mobile phones until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, when the flooding had already started in some parts and well after the national weather agency had issued a red alert for heavy rains.
—Alberto Saiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Authorities in Spain have halted commuter rail services around Barcelona amid a red alert for extreme rain, following deadly floods around Valencia that have already claimed 217 lives.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
Three regions, including Andalucia and Valencia, were under red alerts on Wednesday.
—Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 30 Oct. 2024
The Valencian regional government is being criticized for not sending out flood warnings to people’s mobile phones until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, when the flooding had already started in some parts and well after the national weather agency had issued a red alert for heavy rains.
—Alberto Saiz, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Red alert.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/red%20alert. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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