(UK) An official edict that a particular substance or activity is dangerous, or an expression of such an edict.

(softball, baseball) The dirt or other material on the edge of a baseball or softball field that warns a player that he or she is approaching the fence, especially the portion in the outfield.

plural of warning track

(US law) A warning given by a law enforcement officer to criminal suspects in his custody advising them of certain constitutional rights, called their Miranda rights.

(stock market) An announcement by a company to its shareholders and other investors that its profits are likely to be less than expected.

(biology) A form of aposematism in which a prey organism has conspicuous colors which function in deterring predators from consuming it.

A notice placed before the beginning of media content (usually an online article, e-mail, or post) to warn of potential traumatic triggers it contains.

Alternative form of profit warning

plural of warning shot

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: A shot fired as a warning.. / (by extension, figuratively) An action intended to act as a warning.