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) |
hospitalization
hospitalisation
hospital care | placing in medical care in a hospital |
| ambulance | a vehicle that takes people to and from hospitals |
| cargo helicopter | a helicopter that carries cargo |
creche
foundling hospital | a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for |
department store
emporium | a large retail store organized into departments offering a variety of merchandise, commonly part of a retail chain |
emergency room
ER | a room in a hospital or clinic staffed and equipped to provide emergency care to persons requiring immediate medical treatment |
| field hospital | a temporary military hospital near the battle lines |
fire escape
emergency exit | a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency |
| garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
hand brake
emergency
emergency brake
parking brake | a brake operated by hand, usually operates by mechanical linkage |
helicopter
chopper whirlybird
eggbeater | an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the rotation of overhead blades |
hospital
infirmary | a health facility where patients receive treatment |
| hospital bed | a single bed with a frame in three sections so the head or middle or foot can be raised as required |
| hospital room | a room in a hospital for the care of patients |
| hospital ship | a ship built to serve as a hospital, used for wounded in wartime |
| hospital train | a military train built to transport wounded troops to a hospital |
| maternity hospital | a hospital that provides care for women during pregnancy and childbirth and for newborn infants |
mental hospital
psychiatric hospital
mental institution
institution mental home
insane asylum
asylum | a hospital for mentally incompetent or unbalanced person |
| military hospital | hospital for soldiers and other military personnel |
| shuttle helicopter | a helicopter that shuttles back and forth |
| singleotor helicopter | a helicopter having a single rotor |
ward
hospital ward | block forming a division of a hospital (or a suite of rooms) shared by patients who need a similar kind of care, they put her in a -bed ward |
| department | a specialized sphere of knowledge, baking is not my department, his work established a new department of literature |
| 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 |
| hospital | a medical institution where sick or injured people are given medical or surgical care |
department
section | a specialized division of a large organization, you'll find it in the hardware department, she got a job in the historical section of the Treasury |
| academic department | a division of a school that is responsible for a given subject |
anthropology department
department of anthropology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in anthropology |
| art department | the academic department responsible for teaching art and art appreciation |
biology department
department of biology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in biology |
chemistry department
department of chemistry | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in chemistry |
| department of computer science | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in computer science |
economics department
department of economics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in economics |
English department
department of English | the academic department responsible for teaching English and American literature |
history department
department of history | the academic department responsible for teaching history |
linguistics department
department of linguistics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in linguistics |
mathematics department
department of mathematics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in mathematics |
philosophy department
department of philosophy | the academic department responsible for teaching philosophy |
physics department
department of physics | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in physics |
music department
department of music | the academic department responsible for teaching music and music appreciation |
psychology department
department of psychology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in psychology |
sociology department
department of sociology | the academic department responsible for teaching and research in sociology |
| business department | a division of a business firm |
advertising department
advertising division | the division of a business that is responsible for advertising |
| editorial department | the department of a publishing business that edits material for publication |
| parts department | the division of a business (e.g. a service garage) that sells replacement parts |