Advertisement
Advertisement
early-warning system
[ ur-lee wawr-ning ]
noun
- Military. a network of radar installations designed to detect enemy aircraft or missiles in time for the effective deployment of defense systems.
- any series of steps established to spot potential problems.
early warning system
noun
- a network of radar and communications units intended to detect at the earliest possible moment an attack by enemy aircraft or missiles
- anything that gives advance notice of something
Word History and Origins
Origin of early-warning system1
Example Sentences
Fighting climate change — investing in clean energy, climate-smart agriculture, early-warning systems and resilient infrastructure — takes money and resources that developing countries often lack.
It promises to make major investments in critical areas where we do not do nearly enough, from surveillance and early-warning systems to real-time tracking of viral evolution.
The new ScanWatch from Withings is an early-warning system that can signal when a trip to the doctor for a full-blown sleep study might be in order.
Early voting is the early-warning system as the hurricane is coming,” he says, “and this year it looks like a category 5.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse