early-warning
71airborne early warning system — noun Military the detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle and the transmitting of a warning to friendly units …
72distant early warning system — noun Chiefly US a network of radar stations intended to give warning of a missile attack …
73Ballistic Missile Early Warning System — n. system that detects a ballistic missile attack at an early stage, BMEWS …
74warning system — ▪ military technology Introduction in military science, any method used to detect the situation or intention of an enemy so that warning can be given. Because military tactics from time immemorial have stressed the value of surprise… …
75warning — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, grim, ominous, stark (esp. BrE), stern, strong ▪ There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV. ▪ repeated …
76Warning system — A warning system is any system of biological or technical nature deployed by an individual or group to inform of a future danger. Its purpose is to enable the deployer of the warning system to prepare for the danger and act accordingly to… …
77early — adj., adv., & n. adj. & adv. (earlier, earliest) 1 before the due, usual, or expected time (was early for my appointment; the train arrived early). 2 a not far on in the day or night, or in time (early evening; at the earliest opportunity). b… …
78warning — A non mandatory written warning issued by the SFA when an abuse is either discovered or thought likely to occur. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * Ⅰ. warning UK US /ˈwɔːnɪŋ/ noun ► [C or U] FINANCE a statement or piece of… …
79Warning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Warning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 warning warning early warning caution caveat Sgm: N 1 notice notice &c.(information) 527 Sgm: N 1 premonition premonition premonishment Sgm: N 1 prediction …
80Warning out of town — was a widespread method in the United States for established New England communities to pressure or coerce outsiders to settle elsewhere Harv|Benton|1911|pp=106 ndash;113, 115, 117. It consisted of a notice ordered by the Board of Selectmen of a… …
