red alert

noun

: the final stage of alert in which enemy attack appears imminent

broadly : a state of alert brought on by impending danger

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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Mozambique has also issued a red alert for its northern provinces, Cabo Delgado and Nampula, which could be severely impacted when Chido makes landfall on Sunday. —

Stephan Pechdimaldji, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024 In November, the World Meteorological Organization issued a red alert about the rate of climate change over such a relatively short period of time. —

Marshall Shepherd, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024 Ten minutes later, the national weather agency issued a red alert, the highest warning, to the regional authorities about heavy rains in the Valencia area. —

Emma Bubola, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024 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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