(emergencies)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
An ~ is an unexpected and difficult or dangerous situation, especially an accident, which happens suddenly and which requires quick action to deal with it.
He deals with emergencies promptly...
The hospital will cater only for emergencies.
= crisis
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2.
An ~ action is one that is done or arranged quickly and not in the normal way, because an ~ has occurred.
The Prime Minister has called an ~ meeting of parliament...
She made an ~ appointment.
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3.
Emergency equipment or supplies are those intended for use in an ~.
The plane is carrying ~ supplies for refugees...
They escaped through an ~ exit and called the police.
ADJ: ADJ n