Amber Alert
noun
variants
or less commonly Amber alert
or amber alert
plural Amber Alerts also Amber alerts or amber alerts
US
: a widely publicized bulletin that alerts the public to a recently abducted or missing child
… State Police activated the Amber Alert in search of a male infant who they believed was kidnapped …—Fall River (Massachusetts) News
State Police put out an Amber alert …—Travis Andersen
… sends a text message … for emergency alerts (like hurricanes and amber alerts) …—Greg Ganske
Amber Alerts are issued when a child under 18 is abducted and believed to be in imminent danger of serious bodily injury or death.—Anthony Maenza
compare blue alert, silver alert
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