| airlift |
the systematic transportation of people or supplies by air when ground routes are impossible or dangerous to use, esp. in a battle zone or during an emergency. [1/2 definitions] |
| alert |
to warn or give notice of an emergency or other impending event. [1/3 definitions] |
| battle station |
the place to which military personnel or craft are to report in case of attack or emergency. |
| call box |
a box containing a telephone, posted on a street or highway, and used to make emergency calls. [1/2 definitions] |
| call out |
to summon (someone or something) for help in an emergency. [1/3 definitions] |
| casualty |
(chiefly British) the emergency room of a hospital. [1/5 definitions] |
| civil defense |
emergency procedures and facilities organized by civilians for the protection of people and property in cases of flood, famine, war, or the like. |
| come down |
of an airplane or other aircraft, to crash or make an emergency landing. [1/9 definitions] |
| crash dive |
a sudden and rapid emergency dive made by a submarine, esp. to avoid attack. |
| crash-land |
to land (an airplane) in an emergency, usu. causing damage to the plane. [2 definitions] |
| drill1 |
a call to carry out a series of actions designed for use in emergencies in order to practice these actions and be fully prepared to carry them out in a real emergency. [1/13 definitions] |
| eject |
to throw or propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency, by use of an ejection seat or capsule. [1/3 definitions] |
| ejection seat |
a seat designed to eject from an aircraft during an emergency and parachute to the ground with its occupant. |
| ER |
abbreviation of "emergency room." |
| exigency |
a situation demanding urgent or immediate attention; emergency. [1/3 definitions] |
| expedient |
a means used in an emergency, and not necessarily the best one that could be used; contrivance. [1/4 definitions] |
| fail-safe |
protected against failure or breakdown, as by a compensatory or back-up mechanism that begins to function automatically in an emergency. [1/5 definitions] |
| field hospital |
a hospital-like facility set up for emergency treatment of soldiers near the fighting zone. |
| fire escape |
a fireproof stairway, ladder, or the like, usu. on the outside of a building, used as an emergency exit in case of fire. |
| first aid |
emergency medical treatment for injury or sudden illness, administered before regular medical care or more thorough treatment can be obtained. |
| first-aid kit |
a kit containing supplies for administering emergency treatment of injuries, poisoning, or sudden illness. It generally contains such things as bandages, antiseptics, and painkillers. |