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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
road route | an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
bus route | the route regularly followed by a passenger bus |
paper route paper round | the route taken when delivering newspapers every day |
path route itinerary | an established line of travel or access |
supply line supply route | a route over which supplies can be delivered |
migration route flyway | the geographic route along which birds customarily migrate |
trade route | a route followed by traders (usually in caravans) |
escapologist escape expert | an entertainer who is expert in the art of escaping |
escape | a plant originally cultivated but now growing wild |
emergency | a state in which martial law applies, the governor declared a state of emergency |
escape velocity | the minimum velocity needed to escape a gravitational field |
escape | issue or leak, as from a small opening, Gas escaped into the bedroom |
miss escape | fail to experience, Fortunately, I missed the hurricane |
get off get away get by get out escape | escape potentially unpleasant consequences, get away with a forbidden action, She gets away with murder!, I couldn't get out from under these responsibilities |
route | divert in a specified direction, divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders |
route | send via a specific route |
route | send documents or materials to appropriate destinations |
shake shake off throw off escape from | get rid of, I couldn't shake the car that was following me |
escape get away break loose | run away from confinement, The convicted murderer escaped from a high security prison |
d scat run scarper turn tail lam run away hightail it bunk head for the hills take to the woods escape fly the coop break away | flee, take to one's heels, cut and run, If you see this man, run!, The burglars escaped before the police showed up |
escape get away | remove oneself from a familiar environment, usually for pleasure or diversion, We escaped to our summer house for a few days, The president of the company never manages to get away during the summer |
elude escape | be incomprehensible to, escape understanding by, What you are seeing in him eludes me |
on the way en route | on a route to some place, help is on the way, we saw him on the way to California |