| 单词 | early warning system |
| 释义 | early warning system in British Englishnoun 1. a network of radar and communications units intended to detect at the earliest possible moment an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles 2. anything that gives advance notice of something early-warning system in American English (ˈɜːrliˈwɔrnɪŋ) noun 1. Military a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy aircraft or missiles in time for the effective deployment of defense systems 2. any series of steps established to spot potential problems Word origin [1945–50]This word is first recorded in the period 1945–50. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: RNA, fail-safe, on-line, poison pill, taxi squadExamples of 'early warning system' in a sentence |
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