| NOUN | state | qui vive, alert | condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation / preparation for action |
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| Meaning | condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation / preparation for action. | |
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| Synonym | alert | |
| Narrower | air alert | The condition in which combat aircraft are airborne and ready for an operation |
| red alert | The highest level of alert when an attack by the enemy / enemy seems imminent (or more generally a state of alert resulting from imminent danger) | |
| strip alert | A state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft | |
| Broader | readiness, preparedness, preparation | The state of having been made ready or prepared for use or action (especially military action) |
| Spanish | alerta, qui vive | |
| Catalan | alerta | |
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