Arrester
(n.) One who arrests. |
Arrester
(n.) The person at whose suit an arrestment is made. |
By-lane
(n.) A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road. |
Emergency
(n.) Sudden or unexpected appearance |
Emergency
(n.) An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy |
Escape
(v.) To flee from and avoid |
Escape
(v.) To avoid the notice of |
Escape
(v. i.) To flee, and become secure from danger |
Escape
(v. i.) To get clear from danger or evil of any form |
Escape
(v. i.) To get free from that which confines or holds |
Escape
(n.) The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of avoiding notice |
Escape
(n.) That which escapes attention or restraint |
Escape
(n.) A sally. |
Escape
(n.) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody. |
Escape
(n.) An apophyge. |
Escape
(n.) Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid. |
Escape
(n.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting wires, caused by defective insulation. |
Lane
(a.) Alone. |
Lane
(n.) A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled as a highroad |
Purbeck beds
() The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone, belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of Geology. |
Ramp
(v. i.) To spring |
Ramp
(v. i.) To move by leaps, or as by leaps |
Ramp
(v. i.) To climb, as a plant |
Ramp
(n.) A leap |
Ramp
(n.) A highwayman |
Ramp
(n.) A romping woman |
Ramp
(n.) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase. |
Ramp
(n.) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or cap changes its direction. |
Ramp
(n.) An inclined plane serving as a communication between different interior levels. |
Runaway
(n.) One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty, restraint, etc. |
Runaway
(n.) The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams |
Runaway
(a.) Running away |
Runaway
(a.) Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during flight |
Runaway
(a.) Won by a long lead |
Runaway
(a.) Very successful |
Truck
(v. i.) A small wheel, as of a vehicle |
Truck
(v. i.) A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods, stone, and other heavy articles. |
Truck
(v. i.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a locomotive or a car |
Truck
(v. i.) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards through. |
Truck
(v. i.) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or disk-shaped, used for various purposes. |
Truck
(v. i.) A freight car. |
Truck
(v. i.) A frame on low wheels or rollers |
Truck
(v. t.) To transport on a truck or trucks. |
Truck
(v. t.) To exchange |
Truck
(v. i.) To exchange commodities |
Truck
(n.) Exchange of commodities |
Truck
(n.) Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade |
Truck
(n.) The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money |
forced landing
emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
escape
flight | the act of escaping physically, he made his escape from the mental hospital, the canary escaped from its cage, his flight was an indication of his guilt |
close call
close shave
squeak
squeaker
narrow escape | something achieved (or escaped) by a narrow margin |
| escape | a means or way of escaping, hard work was his escape from worry, they installed a second hatch as an escape, their escape route |
| emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
| escape | an avoidance of danger or difficulty, that was a narrow escape |
| escape escapism | an inclination to retreat from unpleasant realities through diversion or fantasy, romantic novels were her escape from the stress of daily life, his alcohol problem was a form of escapism |
| evasion escape dodging | nonperformance of something distasteful (as by deceit or trickery) that you are supposed to do, his evasion of his clear duty was reprehensible, that escape from the consequences is possible but unattractive |
| escape mechanism | a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities |
| truck farming | growing vegetables for the market |
arrester
arrester hook | a restraint that slows airplanes as they land on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier |
| bus lane | a traffic lane intended for buses only |
delivery truck
delivery van
panel truck | a van suitable for delivering goods or services to customers |
dump truck
dumper
tipper truck
tipper lorry
tip truck
tipper | truck whose contents can be emptied without handling, the front end of the platform can be pneumatically raised so that the load is discharged by gravity |
emergency room
ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
| escape hatch | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency |
| escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
| fast lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly |
fire engine
fire truck | any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire |
fire escape
emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| free throw lane | a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to feet in front of the backboard, players may not enter this lane during a free throw |
garbage truck
dustcart | a truck for collecting domestic refuse, in Britain a garbage truck is called a dustcart |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
hand truck
truck | a handcart that has a frame with two low wheels and a ledge at the bottom and handles at the top, used to move crates or other heavy objects |
ladder truck
aerial ladder truck | a fire engine carrying ladders |
| lane | a narrow way or road |
| lane | a well-defined track or path, for e.g. swimmers or lines of traffic |
| laundry truck | van that picks up and delivers laundry, a laundry truck stops by every week |
pickup
pickup truck | a light truck with an open body and low sides and a tailboard |
ramp
incline | an inclined surface connecting two levels |
safety valve
relief valve
escape valve
escape cock
escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
seaway
sea lane
ship route
trade route | a lane at sea that is a regularly used route for vessels |
| slow lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving slowly |
| sound truck | a truck equipped with a loudspeaker and used for advertising |
spark arrester
sparker | a wire net to stop sparks from an open fireplace or smokestack |
| spark arrester | electrical device to reduce sparking when electrical contacts are opened or closed |
surge suppressor
surge protector
spike suppressor
spike arrester
lightning arrester | electrical device inserted in a power line to protect equipment from sudden fluctuations in current |
tow truck
tow car
wrecker | a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones) |
| traffic lane | a lane of a main road that is defined by painted lines, that car is in the wrong traffic lane |
trailer truck
tractor trailer
trucking rig
rig articulated lorry
semi | a truck consisting of a tractor and trailer together |
truck
motortruck | an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling |
| truck bed | the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer |
truck farm
truck garden | a farm where vegetables are grown for market |
| truck stop | a roadside service station (and restaurant) that caters to truck drivers |
| ramp | a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft |
| fast lane | a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation, life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot |
| emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
Emergency Alert System
EAS | a federal warning system that is activated by FEMA, enables the President to take over the United States airwaves to warn the whole country of major catastrophic events |
emergency
exigency
pinch | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action, he never knew what to do in an emergency |
escape
leak
leakage
outflow | the discharge of a fluid from some container, they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe, he had to clean up the leak |