单词 | pre-warning |
释义 | pre-warningadj. That provides or acts as an advance warning. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > warning of imminent danger or evil > [adjective] monitoryc1475 warning1552 portentous1553 forewarning1576 admonitory1577 cautionary1638 premonitory1647 precautionary1648 noutheticala1652 cautional1656 cautioning1747 monitorial1816 pre-warning1892 heads up1979 1892 J. D. Canning Connecticut River Reeds 36 Out from the snowy north blows high The bleak, pre-warning gale. 1956 Charleroi (Pa.) Mail 15 Sept. 2/8 Highway speeds today require a pre-warning signal. 1973 Times 28 Feb. 22/3 He would like it [sc. the new system to police mergers before they take place] to operate roughly along the lines of the United States pre-warning anti-trust system. 2003 Res. Q. Exercise & Sport (Nexis) Sept. 319 Participants initiated movement at the prompting of a green light and beeping noise activated after a prewarning signal at varying intervals. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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