early-warning

adjective

Denoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.

Meanings

adjectiveearly-warning (not comparable)

alternative early warning

  1. attributivenot comparableDenoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.

    Network Rail is trialling a monitoring system that will give early warning of landslips.

    2022 February 23, Tony Streeter, “Network News: NR begins early-warning landslip monitoring trial”, in RAIL, number 951, page 24
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APA

early-warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early-warning

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “early-warning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/early-warning.

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