forced landing emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
provision supply supplying | the activity of supplying or providing something |
building supply store building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
emergency room ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
fire escape emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
hand brake emergency emergency brake parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
supply chamber | a mechanical device for holding something and supplying it as needed |
supply closet | a closet for storing supplies |
tender supply ship | ship that usually provides supplies to other ships |
water system water supply water | a facility that provides a source of water, the town debated the purification of the water supply, first you have to cut off the water |
emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
supply-side economics | the school of economic theory that stresses the costs of production as a means of stimulating the economy, advocates policies that raise capital and labor output by increasing the incentive to produce |
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 |
Federal Emergency Management Agency FEMA | an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities |
United Nations Children's Fund United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund UNICEF | an agency of the United Nations responsible for programs to aid education and the health of children and mothers in developing countries |
supply line supply route | a route over which supplies can be delivered |
supply officer | a commissioned officer responsible for logistics |
money supply | the total stock of money in the economy, currency held by the public plus money in accounts in banks |
supply | offering goods and services for sale |
supply | an amount of something available for use |
emergency | a state in which martial law applies, the governor declared a state of emergency |
add append supply | state or say further, `It doesn't matter,' he supplied |
provide supply ply cater | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance, The hostess provided lunch for all the guests |
supply provide render furnish | give something useful or necessary to, We provided the room with an electrical heater |
issue supply | circulate or distribute or equip with, issue a new uniform to the children, supply blankets for the beds |