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Definition of Air alert

1. Noun. The time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack.

2. Noun. The condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation. "Aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert"

3. Noun. The warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Air Alert

air-raid shelters air-raid warden air-raid wardens air-resistance air-ride air-shot air-slake air-tight air-to-air air-to-air missile

air-to-air missiles air-to-ground air-to-ground missile air-to-surface air-to-surface missile air alert (current term) air ambulance air ambulances air attache air attack

air bag air bags air ball air base air bases air bed air beds air biscuit air bladder

Literary usage of Air alert

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Alert Operations and the Strategic Air Command, 1957-1991 (1993)
""But I like our air alert so much better," he added. "Instead of sitting around and waiting for something to happen, I do what I know and like best - flying ..."

2. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"... by a spotter or an observer to indicate that a burst or group of bursts occurred before impact. air alert—See air defense warning conditions; alert; ..."

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