air alert

Definition of Air Alert in English :

1. air alert

the time period during which military and civilian agencies are prepared for an enemy air attack

2. air alert

the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation

Example Sentences:
'aircraft in the Mideast are on air alert'

3. air alert

the warning signal that begins a period of preparation for an enemy air attack

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Air Alert

noun military

1.

the condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation

2.

a signal to prepare for this

1.

a state of readiness by air force units, in which aircraft are put into the air for immediate response to orders

2.

the signal for getting into such an alert

3.

an alerting, as of civilians, against an air attack