Alert

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·adj Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.

II. Alert ·adj Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.

III. Alert ·noun An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack; also, a bugle sound to give warning.

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