"Amber alert" meaning in All languages combined

See Amber alert on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Amber alerts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Amber alert (plural Amber alerts)
  1. Alternative letter-case form of amber alert. Tags: alt-of Alternative form of: amber alert
    Sense id: en-Amber_alert-en-noun-6~4gfePU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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