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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 aircraftplay

  Familiarity information: STRIP ALERT used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STRIP ALERT (noun)


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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