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1On the alert — Alert A*lert , n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. We have had an alert. Farrow. [1913 Webster] {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act …
2on the alert — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak./ * /Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals./ Compare: ON ONE S TOES …
3on the alert — {adj. phr.} Alert; watchful; careful. * /Campers must be on the alert for poison ivy and poison oak./ * /Drivers must be on the alert for traffic signals./ Compare: ON ONE S TOES …
4on the alert — adjective Very attentive, or vigilant Wild animals have to be constantly on the alert for predators …
5on the alert — index careful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6be on the alert — index beware, patrol Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
7Alert class sloop — The Alert class was a two ship class of 6 gun screw steel sloops cite web|url=http://www.battleships cruisers.co.uk/cruisers.htm|title=Naval cruisers at battleships cruisers.co.uk|accessdate=2008 08 30] built for the Royal Navy in 1894.Design… …
8Alert Bay Volcanic Belt — The Alert Bay Volcanic Belt is a heavily eroded Neogene volcanic belt in northern Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. The belt is now north of the Nootka Fault, but may have been directly above the fault at the time it last erupted.… …
9Alert — A*lert , n. (Mil.) An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning. We have had an alert. Farrow. [1913 Webster] {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or danger; ready to act. [1913 …
10The Bollandists — The Bollandists † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Bollandists An association of ecclesiastical scholars engaged in editing the Acta Sanctorum. This work is a great hagiographical collection begun during the first years of the seventeenth… …
