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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| Amber alert | |
| —n | |
| (US), (Canadian) a notification to the general public, such as by commercial radio or electronic traffic-condition signs, regarding an abduction of a child | |
| [C20: named after Amber Hagerman, a child who was abducted and murdered in 1996 in Arlington, Texas] | |
| Main Entry: | Amber Alert |
| Part of Speech: | n |
| Definition: | an emergency broadcast or notification system used when there has been an abduction, esp. of a child |
| Example: | The decision to declare an Amber Alert is made by the law-enforcement organization investigating the abduction. |
| Etymology: | named for 9-year-old Amber Hagerman, who in 1996 was kidnapped from her Arlington TX neighborhood while riding her bicycle and found dead four days later |