strip alert

NOUN
11 LETTERS · STARTS WITH S

strip alert is a valid 11-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
S1T1R1I1P3A1L1E1R1T1
1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does strip alert mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

A state of readiness for domestic defense aircraft.

“the Air Force will keep fighters on strip alert at bases around the country”