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emergency (iou)



emergency noun & adjective. M17.
[formed as EMERGENCE: see -ENCY.]
A. noun.
A situation, esp. of danger or conflict, that arises unexpectedly and requires urgent action; (a person with) a condition requiring immediate treatment. M17.
J. T. Story The distant clanging of an ambulance bell racing to an emergency.
b. Pressing need. E18.
Day Lewis A certain fund of calm within myself..which I am able to draw upon in emergency. J. M. Fleming Hose pipes to be used in case of emergency.
c. Sport. A substitute player. Now Austral. M19.
d. A condition of danger or disaster throughout a region. L19.
state of emergency: in which a government suspends normal constitutional procedures.
The fact of happening or occurring suddenly or unexpectedly. M17-L18.
The action of rising out of the water. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
The process of emerging into view. M17-M18.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Used, issued, called upon, or arising in an emergency. L19.
emergency exit, emergency landing, emergency service, etc.
D. Lodge The airport was on full emergency alert.