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) |
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 |
emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
argument argumentation debate | a discussion in which reasons are advanced for and against some proposition or proposal, the argument over foreign aid goes on and on |
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 |
debate disputation public debate | the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote) |
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 |
emergency | a state in which martial law applies, the governor declared a state of emergency |
debate | argue with one another, We debated the question of abortion, John debated Mary |
argue contend debate fence | have an argument about something |
debate deliberate | discuss the pros and cons of an issue |
consider debate moot turn over deliberate | think about carefully, weigh, They considered the possibility of a strike, Turn the proposal over in your mind |
pressing urgent | compelling immediate action, too pressing to permit of longer delay, the urgent words `Hurry! Hurry!', bridges in urgent need of repair |