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 |
bodybuilding
anaerobic exercise
muscle building
musclebuilding | exercise that builds muscles through tension |
| paper route | the job of delivering newspapers regularly |
| 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 |
construction
building | the act of constructing something, during the construction we had to take a detour, his hobby was the building of boats |
shipbuilding
ship building | the construction of ships |
| construction building | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones, their main business is home construction, workers in the building trades |
| jerry-building | construction of inferior buildings for a quick profit |
morale building
morale booster | anything that serves to increase morale, the sight of flowers every morning was my morale builder |
apartment building
apartment house | a building that is divided into apartments |
bank
bank building | a building in which the business of banking transacted, the bank is on the corner of Nassau and Witherspoon |
building
edifice | a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place, there was a three-story building on the corner, it was an imposing edifice |
| building block | a block of material used in construction work |
building complex
complex | a whole structure (as a building) made up of interconnected or related structures |
building supply store
building supply house | a store where builders can purchase materials for building houses and related structures |
Capitol
Capitol Building | the government building in Washington where the United States Senate and the House of Representatives meet |
church
church building | a place for public (especially Christian) worship, the church was empty |
| diplomatic building | government building in which diplomats live or work |
emergency room
ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
| Empire State Building | a skyscraper built in New York City in ,feet tall |
| escape hatch | hatchway that provides a means of escape in an emergency |
| escape wheel | gear that engages a rocking lever |
| farm building | a building on a farm |
fire escape
emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| government building | a building that houses a branch of government |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
medical building
health facility
healthcare facility | building where medicine is practiced |
office building
office block | a building containing offices where work is done |
road
route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |
| Roman building | a building constructed by the ancient Romans |
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 |
telecom hotel
telco building | a building that houses telecommunications equipment, the telecom hotels are prime targets for bombing |
| trunk line trunk route | line that is the main route on a railway |
| emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
| building permit | a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot |
| building code | set of standards established and enforced by local government for the structural safety of buildings |
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 |
| building | the occupants of a building, the entire building complained about the noise |
plant department
building department | the division of a business responsible for building and maintaining the physical plant |
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 |