English Explanatory Dictionary

amber alert

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public notification of a child abduction.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert.

Word forms

amber alert amber alerts

Etymology

Named for Amber Hagerman (1986–1996), a girl who was abducted and killed in Arlington, Texas. The upper-case spelling indicates a backronym: America's Missing: Broadcasting Emergency Response.

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