"four-minute warning" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: four-minute warnings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} four-minute warning (plural four-minute warnings)
  1. (idiomatic) A UK government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Nuclear warfare
    Sense id: en-four-minute_warning-en-noun-fJ4f2iWo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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