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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
red alert
noun
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▪ Frank had to leave-he'd burnt so many bridges Blue Watch were on red alert.
▪ If we bypass the decision we simply move into autopilot and the red alert comes into play.
▪ It was the normal state of red alert, panic, and disarray in the Bronx County Building.
▪ The National Health Service was put on red alert.
Wiktionary
red alert

interj. 1 A warning that indicates an emergency situation. 2 A state of readiness to deal with such emergency situation.

WordNet
red alert

n. the highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy seems immanent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from immanent danger)

Wikipedia
Red Alert

Red Alert is the highest level of emergency in several warning systems.

The level is used, e.g., by the U.S. Homeland Security Advisory System ( Civil defense siren), the British BIKINI state and Ontario's Red Alert emergency bulletin. A well known fictional example appears in the Star Trek franchise, where it is the equivalent of General Quarters.

Red Alert may also refer to:

Red Alert (novel)

Red Alert is a 1958 novel by Peter George about nuclear war. The book was the underlying inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's 1964 film Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb. Kubrick's film differs significantly from the novel in that it is a black comedy.

Originally published in the UK as Two Hours to Doom, with George using the pseudonym "Peter Bryant" (Bryan Peters for the French translation, 120 minutes pour sauver le monde), the novel deals with the apocalyptic threat of nuclear war and the almost absurd ease with which it can be triggered. A genre of such topical fiction, of which Red Alert was among the earliest examples, sprang up in the late 1950s, led by Nevil Shute's On the Beach.

Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler's later bestseller, Fail-Safe, so closely resembled Red Alert in its premise that George sued on the charge of plagiarism, resulting in an out-of-court settlement. Both novels would inspire very different films that would both be released in 1964 by the same studio ( Columbia Pictures).

Red Alert (album)

Red Alert is the debut album by the Poway, California punk rock band Agent 51, released by Alphabet Records in 1998. It established the band's presence in the local punk rock scene. Some of the songs and the album artwork detail the band's fascination with UFOs, extraterrestrials and the possible coverup of their existence by the United States government. An independent music video was filmed for the title track.

After the song "San Diego's Burning" the album has 31 blank tracks, then at 0:51 into track 51 there is a "hidden" semi-instrumental version of "Red Alert," with vocals only on the chorus. After the song, on the same track, there is a clip from the "Area 51" radio program.

Red Alert (Transformers)

Red Alert is the name of several characters in the various fictional Transformers universes.

Red Alert (arcade)

Red Alert is a Fixed Shooter arcade video game released by Irem in July 1981.

Red Alert (song)

"Red Alert" is a song by English electronic music duo Basement Jaxx. It was released on 19 April 1999 by record label XL as the first single from their debut album, Remedy. The vocal from the track was provided by Blue James.

It reached number 5 in the UK Singles Chart and became their first number 1 hit on the U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play.

Red Alert (band)

Red Alert were а British punk/ oi!-band, formed in Sunderland, England, in May 1979. The quartet recorded three studio albums and appeared on numerous compilations, including Punk And Disorderly (Abstract Records, 1981) and Carry On Oi! (Secret Records, 1981). Three of the band's releases reached UK Indie Charts Top 30. Red Alert broke up in 1985, reformed four years later and continued touring and occasionally recording.

Red Alert (game show)

Red Alert, is a BBC National Lottery game show that was broadcast on BBC One from 13 November 1999 to 8 April 2000. The programme was hosted by Lulu and Terry Alderton.

Red Alert (film)

Red Alert is a 1977 nuclear power plant disaster movie. It starred William Devane, Michael Brandon, Ralph Waite and Adrienne Barbeau.

Usage examples of "red alert".

Sisko was about to consider issuing a Red Alert when Ops reported back.

Janeway said, knowing the risk to a ship that was half manned at red alert.

He continued to bark orders, moving his men into the planned position for a red alert.

Meanwhile, Nadhari and her staff went on red alert, and to the whine of the sirens, the first evacuation drill began, just as the drone was shot into space.