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four-minute warning
Noun
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
冷戦時代、英国政府によって使用された公的な警戒システムで、核攻撃が差し迫っていることを通知するためのもの。 / 「四分前警告」という表現は、実際の4分という正確な時間を示すのではなく、核ミサイルによる攻撃が差し迫っているという比喩的な表現であることを意味する。
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(idiomatic) A UK Government public alert system in use during the Cold War to advise of an imminent nuclear attack. The four-minute
adjective was not an accurate timing, but simply used as a euphemism to refer to the incoming attack as being from nuclear missiles.
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When the four-minute warning sounded, Londoners rushed to shelters despite knowing the timing was only a grim euphemism for incoming missiles.
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When the four-minute warning sounded, Londoners rushed to shelters despite knowing the timing was only a grim euphemism for incoming missiles.
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