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STRIP ALERT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does strip alert mean?
• STRIP ALERT (noun)
The noun STRIP ALERT has 1 sense:
1. a state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft
Familiarity information: STRIP ALERT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Context example:
the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country
Hypernyms ("strip alert" is a kind of...):
alert; qui vive (condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action)
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