forced landing emergency landing | an unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot's control |
slam dunk | a forceful dunk |
emergency procedure | (medicine) a procedure adopted to meet an emergency (especially a medical emergency) |
slam dancing slam dance | a form of dancing in which dancers slam into one another, normally performed to punk rock |
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 |
panic button | a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency, the circuit is operated by a panic button, when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button |
slam dunk | something that is a sure to occur, a foregone conclusion, predicting his success was a slam dunk |
emergency medicine | the branch of medicine concerned with the prompt diagnosis and treatment of injuries or trauma or sudden illness |
shot shaft slam dig barb jibe gibe | an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect, his parting shot was `drop dead', she threw shafts of sarcasm, she takes a dig at me every chance she gets |
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 |
slam | a forceful impact that makes a loud noise |
slam | the noise made by the forceful impact of two objects |
emergency exigency pinch | a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action, he never knew what to do in an emergency |
slam sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
grand slam | winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
little slam small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
panic terror affright | an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety |
scare panic attack | a sudden attack of fear |
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 |
panic grass | any grass of the genus Panicum, grown for grain and fodder |
emergency | a state in which martial law applies, the governor declared a state of emergency |
panic disorder | an anxiety disorder characterized by unpredictable panic attacks, the attacks are usually severe but brief |
panic scare | sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events, panic in the stock market, a war scare, a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building |
slam bang | strike violently, slam the ball |
slam flap down | throw violently, He slammed the book on the table |
slam bang | close violently, He slammed the door shut |
slap on clap on slam on | apply carelessly, slap some paint onto the wall |
slam-dunk | make a slam dunk, shoot a basketball in a slam dunk |
panic | cause sudden fear in or fill with sudden panic, The mere thought of an isolation cell panicked the prisoners |
panic | be overcome by a sudden fear, The students panicked when told that final exams were less than a week away |
slam dance slam mosh thrash | dance the slam dance |
slam-dunk | make a forceful move against, the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies |
panicky panicked panic-stricken panic-struck terrified frightened | thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation, became panicky as the snow deepened, felt panicked before each exam, trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd, the terrified horse bolted |
slam-bang | violent and sudden and noisy, a slam-bang collision |
slam-bang slap-bang | in a violent or sudden or noisy manner, the pans fell slam-bang and woke the whole house |
slam-bang | with heedless speed, yachts ran slap-bang into the convoy at knots an hour |
slapdash slam-bang | in a careless or reckless manner, the shelves were put up slapdash |