EARLY WARNING SYSTEM

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A network of radar installations designed to detect enemy missiles or aircraft while there is still time to intercept them

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("early warning system" is a kind of...):

electronic network; network ((electronics) a system of interconnected electronic components or circuits)

Meronyms (parts of "early warning system"):

early warning radar (a radar that is part of an early warning system)

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