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| admonition |
a mild but serious warning, correcting, or urging. [2/3 definitions] |
| advisory |
a report containing information and, often, a warning. [1/3 definitions] |
| alarm |
any audible or visible warning, esp. by mechanical, electric, or other means. [2/5 definitions] |
| alert |
a warning or a period of warning, as of severe weather or military attack. [1/3 definitions] |
| all of a sudden |
suddenly; without warning. |
| AWACS |
an aircraft fitted with a radome and carrying sophisticated radar and computer equipment, used for reconnaissance and for directing ground forces, or a warning system employing such aircraft (acronym for "Airborne Warning and Control System"). |
| beacon |
a signal of light that guides or gives warning, often located in an elevated position. [2/7 definitions] |
| beep |
a short, usu. high-pitched warning signal. [3 definitions] |
| bell buoy |
a buoy having a warning bell that rings whenever the buoy is rocked by waves. |
| bolt from the blue |
something that occurs without warning and with shocking abruptness. |
| caution |
a warning. [2/5 definitions] |
| cautionary |
serving to warn or to caution; warning. |
| caveat |
a warning or caution, esp. with regard to the limits or stipulations of an agreement. [1/3 definitions] |
| DEW line |
a line of radar stations, located along the seventieth parallel in Canada and the United States, that provides advance notice of approaching hostile aircraft or missiles (acronym for "distant early warning"). |
| dire |
warning of misfortune or calamity. [1/3 definitions] |
| example |
a punishment, or a recipient of a punishment, meant to serve as a warning to others. [1/4 definitions] |
| exemplary |
serving as a warning. [1/4 definitions] |
| fickle |
quickly changing without reason or warning, esp. in affection or allegiance; variable or capricious. |
| flash |
occurring suddenly and usu. without warning. [1/17 definitions] |
| foghorn |
a loud, deep-sounding horn, as on a ship, used in fog or at night to give warning signals. |
| fore2 |
in golf, used as a warning to alert those who may be in the path of a golf ball that is about to be driven. |
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