warning of a future event that comes early enough for you to prepare for it
Synonyms and related words
Warning and warnings
warning
notice
caution
1a
only before nounrelating to a system of defence, called an early warning system, that gives warning of a nuclear attack by another country and begins preparations to defeat it
earlywarningcomputers/aircraft/signals
Synonyms and related words
Nuclear weapons
A-bomb
atom bomb
the bomb
early warning
noun countable/uncountable
US
Word Forms
singular
early warning
plural
early warnings
DEFINITIONS1
1
warning of a future event that comes early enough for you to prepare for it
Synonyms and related words
Warning and warnings
warning
notice
caution
1a
only before nounrelating to a system of defense, called an early warning system, that gives warning of a nuclear attack by another country and begins preparations to defeat it