air-raid warden (English, noun)
expansion: air-raid warden (plural air-raid wardens)
Senses:
glosses: A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.
glosses: A person whose responsibility was to defend a particular building during an air raid, ensure the blackout was complete, and assist civilians to an air-raid shelter.
A member of an Air Raid Precautions organization, dedicated to protecting and sheltering civilians from air raids during World War II.
tags: UK
historical
Forms:
form: air-raid wardens
tags: plural
form: air raid warden
tags: alternative