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单词 AMBER Alert
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Definition of AMBER Alert in US English:

AMBER Alert

(also Amber Alert)
nounˈambər əˌlərtˈambər əˌlərt
trademark
  • An emergency response system that disseminates information about a missing person (usually a child), by media broadcasting or electronic roadway signs.

    our state's AMBER Alert became operational last September
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The following questionnaire may be used to verify that the criteria for the AMBER Alert have been met.
    • Overuse of AMBER Alert could result in the public becoming desensitized to Alerts when they are issued.
    • The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.

Origin

Acronym from America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, named after Amber Hagerman, a child kidnapped in Texas in 1996.

 
 

Definition of AMBER Alert in US English:

AMBER Alert

(also Amber Alert)
nounˈambər əˌlərt
trademark
  • An emergency response system that disseminates information about a missing person (usually a child), by media broadcasting or electronic roadway signs.

    our state's AMBER Alert became operational last September
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The goal of the AMBER Alert is to instantly galvanize the entire community to assist in the search for and safe return of the child.
    • Overuse of AMBER Alert could result in the public becoming desensitized to Alerts when they are issued.
    • The following questionnaire may be used to verify that the criteria for the AMBER Alert have been met.

Origin

Acronym from America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response, named after Amber Hagerman, a child kidnapped in Texas in 1996.

 
 
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