About The Word Emergency
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Emergency
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What's The Definition Of Emergency?
[n] a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage
[n] a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" [n] a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency" [adj] made necessary by sudden occurrence demanding immediate remedy; "the plane made an emergency landing"; "an emergency session to consider aid for the earthquake victims" Synonyms | Synonyms for Emergency: emergency brake | exigency | hand brake | parking brake | pinch | unscheduled Related Terms | Find terms related to Emergency: blood bank | breakers ahead | cardhouse | cause for alarm | charity ward | climacteric | clinic | clutch | consultation room | contingency | convergence of events | crisis | critical juncture | critical point | crossroads | crucial period | crunch | danger | dangerous ground | delivery room | difficulty | dispensary | endangerment | examining room | exigency | extremity | fever ward | gaping chasm | gathering clouds | hazard | high pressure | hinge | hospital room | house of cards | imperativeness | imperilment | intensive care | isolation | jeopardy | labor room | laboratory | maternity ward | menace | nursery | operating room | pass | peril | pharmacy | pinch | plight | predicament | press | pressure | prison ward | private room | push | quicksand | recovery room | risk | rocks ahead | rub | semi-private room | storm clouds | strait | stress | surgery | tension | therapy | thin ice | threat | treatment room | turn | turn of events | turning | turning point | urgency | ward | X ray See Also | brake | crisis | temporary state Emergency In Webster's Dictionary \E*mer"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See
{Emergence}.]
1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence;
a sudden occasion.
Most our rarities have been found out by casual
emergency. --Glanvill.
2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances
which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing
necessity; exigency.
To whom she might her doubts propose, On all
emergencies that rose. --Swift.
A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies.
--Brougham.
Syn: Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.
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