Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

early-warning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.53 in modern English

Syllables: ear-ly-warn-ing
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Denoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.

Example Sentences

"Network Rail is trialling a monitoring system that will give early warning of landslips."

Inflected Forms

early warning (alternative)

Phrases

early warning system

Questions

What does early-warning mean?: Denoting equipment and systems designed to give sufficient warning of an impending event.

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