four-minute warning

noun

A UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack.

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Meanings

nounfour-minute warning (plural four-minute warnings)

plural four-minute warnings

  1. idiomaticA UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack.
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APA

four-minute warning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-minute%20warning

MLA

“four-minute warning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-minute%20warning. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “four-minute warning,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/four-minute%20warning.

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