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emergency
has definitions from the field of transportation
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[ noun ] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action
Examples "he never knew what to do in an emergency" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)For a time following the abandonment of the local plant , electric_current for Manchester was brought_in from the south with an emergency tie-in with the Vermont_Marble_Company system to_the_north . (Evan Esar, Humorous English; a guide to comic ,...)Her first day at work she was puzzled by an entry in the doctor 's notes on an emergency case . An excited woman was making an emergency call over the phone : `` Doctor , please come over right_away . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a state in which martial law applies
Examples "the governor declared a state of emergency" Used in print (Edwin L. Bigelow and Nancy H. Otis,...)By 1871 L._C._Orvis , manager of the `` Western_Union_Telegraph_Company '' , expressed willingness to send emergency telegrams on Sundays from his Village drugstore . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] made necessary by sudden occurrence demanding immediate remedy
Examples "the plane made an emergency landing" "an emergency session to consider aid for the earthquake victims" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
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