emergency

  • 11Emergency — E*mer gen*cy, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See {Emergence}.] 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. [1913 Webster] Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. An… …

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  • 12Emergency 4 — Éditeur Take Two Interactive Développeur Sixteen Tons Entertainment Date de sortie 31 mars 2006 (France) Genre stratégie temps réel Mode de jeu Un joueur et …

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  • 13emergency — unforeseen occurrence requiring immediate attention, 1630s, from L. emergens, prp. of emergere (see EMERGE (Cf. emerge)). Or from emerge + ency …

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  • 14emergency — exigency, contingency, crisis, pass, *juncture, pinch, strait Analogous words: situation, condition, posture, *state: *difficulty, vicissitude …

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  • 15emergency — [n] crisis, danger accident, climax, clutch*, compulsion, crossroad, crunch*, depression, difficulty, distress, exigency, extremity, fix, hole, impasse, juncture, meltdown*, misadventure, necessity, pass, pinch*, plight, predicament, pressure,… …

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  • 16Emergency — An emergency is a situation which poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or environment. [cite web|title=UK Government Advice on Definition of an Emergency|url=http://www.ukresilience.info/upload/assets/www.ukresilience.info/15mayshortg… …

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  • 17Emergency! — infobox television show name = Emergency! show name 2= Emergency One! (in original syndication to distinguish re runs from first run episodes) caption = Emergency! title screen format = Medical drama executive producer=Jack Webb Robert A. Cinader …

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  • 18emergency — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ dire, extreme, major, real, serious, true ▪ Don t call me unless its a real emergency. ▪ life threatening …

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  • 19emergency — Any occurrence or circumstance listed below which, in the opinion of the Exchange, requires immediate action and threatens or may threaten such things as the fair and orderly trading in, or the liquidation of, or delivery pursuant to, any… …

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  • 20emergency — 01. In case of [emergency], phone 9 1 1. 02. The doctor s strike will not affect [emergency] services at the hospital. 03. Our son fell off his bike, and split his head open, so we had to take him to [emergency] to get it stitched up. 04. The… …

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