'Emergencies' definitions:
Definition of 'Emergencies'
From: GCIDE
- Emergency \E*mer"gen*cy\, n.; pl. Emergencies. [See Emergence.]
- 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. [1913 Webster]
- Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. --Glanvill. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. [1913 Webster]
- To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
- A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. --Brougham.
- Syn: Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Emergencies'
- Emerge,
- Emerged,
- Emergence,
- Emergences,
- Emergency,
- Emergent,
- Emergently,
- Emergentness,
- Emerging,
- Emergent year,
- emergency brake,
- emergency exit,
- emergency landing,
- emergency medicine,
- emergency procedure,
- emergency room,
- emergent evolution,
- Re-emerge,
- emergency alert system,
- federal emergency management agency,
- united nations international children's emergency fund