| 单词 | all-points bulletin |
| 释义 | > as lemmasall-points bulletin all-points bulletin n. a message broadcast to every officer in a police force, or from one police station or law-enforcement agency to others in an area, giving details of a suspected criminal, a fugitive, a stolen vehicle, etc.; also in extended use; abbreviated APB (see APB n. at A n. Initialisms). ΘΚΠ society > communication > broadcasting > radio broadcasting > [noun] > radio service > radio alert broadcast all-points bulletin1936 APB1953 1936 Oakland (Calif.) Tribune 8 June 21/6 When a public enemy is sought the all-points bulletin is used..or when someone is murdered. 1969 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 July 6/3 An all-points bulletin then was put out for the arrest of the former mental patient. 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 55 All-points-bulletin n, earnest plea for help, as in a course. ‘I'm sending out an all-points-bulletin for my English class.’ 2001 Philadelphia Inquirer 14 Nov. b4/2 Double, who supervised the set design, sent out an all-points bulletin for old furniture. 2008 ‘R. Keeland’ tr. S. Larsson Girl with Dragon Tattoo viii. 136 He decided that an all-points bulletin should be seen out..for the missing girl. < as lemmas |
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