red alert

/rɛd əˌlʌrt/
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Definitions of red alert
  1. noun
    the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger)
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    type of:
    alert, qui vive
    condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
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