RED ALERT

Meaning of RED ALERT in English

( red alerts)

If a hospital, a police force, or a military force is on red alert , they have been warned that there may be an emergency, so they can be ready to deal with it.

All the Plymouth hospitals are on red alert...

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Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

RED ALERT — noun Date: circa 1951 the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
RED ALERT — noun : the final stage of alert in which attack by enemy aircraft appears to be imminent ; also : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED ALERT — 1. (in military or civilian defense) the most urgent form of alert, signaling that an enemy attack is believed to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED ALERT — Date: circa 1951 : the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent ; broadly : a state …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED ALERT — Function: noun Date: circa 1951 : the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent broadly : a …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
RED ALERT — [red alert] n (ca. 1951): the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent; broadly: a state of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED ALERT — noun [ U , sing. ] a situation in which you are prepared for sth dangerous to happen; a warning …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED ALERT — ˌred aˈlert BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular, uncountable] a warning that there is very great danger be (put/placed) on …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED ALERT — (~s) If a hospital, a police force, or a military force is on ~, they have been warned that there …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
RED ALERT — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Frank had to leave-he'd burnt so many bridges Blue Watch were on red alert . …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED ALERT — (военное) воздушная тревога "красная" (военное) боевая готовность (тж. перен.)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED ALERT — воен. 1> воздушная тревога «красная» 2> боевая готовность ( тж. перен. )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RED ALERT — воен. 1) воздушная тревога «красная» 2) боевая готовность ( тж. перен. )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
RED ALERT — воен. 1> воздушная тревога «красная» 2> боевая готовность ( тж. перен. )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RED ALERT — (военное) воздушная тревога "красная" (военное) боевая готовность (тж. перен.)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great …
Английский словарь Британика
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( redder ; reddest ) Etymology: Middle English read, reed, red, from Old English rēad; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ALERT — I. əˈlərt, -ə̄t, -əit, usu -d.+V adjective ( sometimes -er/-est ) Etymology: Italian all'erta on the watch, literally, on the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RED — red 1 — redly , adv. /red/ , n. adj., redder, reddest . n. 1. any of various colors resembling …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
ALERT — — alertly , adv. — alertness , n. /euh lerrt"/ , adj. 1. fully aware and attentive; wide-awake; keen: an …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RED — I. ˈred adjective ( red·der ; red·dest ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rēad; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ALERT — I. ə-ˈlərt adjective Etymology: Italian all'erta, on the watch, literally, on the height Date: 1618 1. a. : watchful and …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RED — noun a red pigment. 2. red ·- ·impf & ·p.p. of read. 3. red ·adj the menses. 4. red ·noun …
Webster English vocab
ALERT — adj brisk; nimble; moving with celerity. 2. alert ·adj watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance. 3. alert ·noun an alarm from …
Webster English vocab
ALERT — [alert] adj [It all' erta, lit., on the ascent] (1618) 1 a: watchful and prompt to meet danger or emergency …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RED — red, Red BrE AmE red ▷ redder ˈred ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ reddest ˈred ɪst -əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
RED — / red; NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective ( red·der , red·dest ) ( informal ) 1. having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALERT — / əˈlɜːt; NAmE əˈlɜːrt/ adjective , verb , noun ■ adjective 1. able to think quickly; quick to notice things …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. red 1 S1 W1 /red/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative redder , superlative reddest ) [ Language: Old English …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
ALERT — I. a ‧ lert 1 /əˈlɜːt $ -ɜːrt/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: alerte …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
ALERT — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RED — adj. & n. adj. 1 of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
ALERT — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RED — adj. & n. --adj. 1. of or near the colour seen at the least-refracted end of the visible spectrum, of …
Oxford English vocab
ALERT — adj., n., & v. --adj. 1. watchful or vigilant; ready to take action. 2 nimble (esp. of mental faculties); attentive. …
Oxford English vocab
RED — ( reds, redder, reddest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
ALERT — ( alerts, alerting, alerted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RED — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a red cell (= the most common type of blood cell ) ▪ The …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ALERT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be (put/placed) on red alert ▪ All the hospitals are on red alert. put/place …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RED
Cambridge English vocab
RED — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell Red Army Faction Barber Red Erik the Red Grange Red Great Red Spot …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
RED
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALERT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RED — n. red blooded red handed red hot red letter red light district red neck
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
ALERT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ heightened , high ▪ The country has put its troops on high ~. ▪ full ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
ALERT — See ↑ WARN 1, ↑ WATCH 7 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be on full alert • ↑ be on the alert
Longman Activator English vocab
RED — n. 25B6; adjective a red dress : scarlet, vermilion, ruby, cherry, cerise, cardinal, carmine, wine, blood-red; coral, cochineal, rose; brick-red, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALERT — n. 25B6; adjective police have asked neighbours to keep alert : VIGILANT, watchful, attentive, observant, wide awake, circumspect; on the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
ALERT — adj. 1 awake, wide awake, watchful, vigilant, attentive, heedful, wary, cautious, on the qui vive, aware, on guard, on the …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
RED — 1. прил. 1) красный, алый; багряный bright red ≈ ярко-красный dark red ≈ темно-красный light red ≈ светло-красный Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
ALERT — 1. сущ. 1) тревога, сигнал тревоги to call an alert ≈ сыграть тревогу to call off (cancel) an alert ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RED — red.ogg 1. red n 1. красный цвет deep red - тёмно-красный цвет fiery red - огненно-красный цвет she was dressed …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALERT — alert.ogg 1. əʹlɜ:t n воен. 1. состояние боевой готовности; боевое дежурство high degree of alert - высокая степень боеготовности alert …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
ALERT — 1) предупреждение об опасности || предупреждать об опасности; приводить в готовность 2) сигнал опасности • - diagnostic alert - distress …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
ALERT — 1) предупреждение об опасности || предупреждать об опасности; приводить в готовность 2) сигнал опасности • - diagnostic alert - distress alert - leakalert - pollution alert - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
RED — 1) красный 2) раскрасневшийся 3) червонный • bring to red heat — нагревать до красного каления problem of six red disks — задача о шести …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
RED — red прил.1) красный, алый; багряный bright red — ярко-красный dark red — темно-красный light red — светло-красный Syn:scarlet 1., vermilion …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
ALERT — alert сущ.1) тревога, сигнал тревоги to call an alert — сыграть тревогу to call off (cancel) an alert — сыграть …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
RED — 1. red n 1. красный цвет deep red - тёмно-красный цвет fiery red - огненно-красный цвет she was dressed in …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
ALERT — 1. əʹlɜ:t n воен. 1. состояние боевой готовности; боевое дежурство high degree of alert - высокая степень боеготовности alert crew …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
RED — 1. прил. 1) красный, алый; багряный bright red — ярко-красный dark red — темно-красный light red — светло-красный Syn: scarlet …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
ALERT — 1. сущ. 1) тревога, сигнал тревоги to call an alert — сыграть тревогу to call off (cancel) an alert — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
RED — 1. прил. 1) красный, алый; багряный bright red — ярко-красный dark red — темно-красный light red — светло-красный Syn: scarlet 1., vermilion 2., purple 2. 2) рыжий …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики

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