Amber Alert
or AMBER Alert
noun
a public alert system that spreads information about missing persons by using the broadcast media and electronic billboards on highways.
a public message or announcement that uses this system.
Origin of Amber Alert
acronym from
America's Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response; named after
Amber Hagerman, a girl kidnapped and murdered in Texas in 1996
British Dictionary definitions for amber alert
Amber alert
noun
US and Canadian
a notification to the general public, such as by commercial radio or electronic traffic-condition signs, regarding an abduction of a child
Word Origin for Amber alert
C20: named after Amber
Hagerman, a child who was abducted and murdered in 1996 in Arlington, Texas