emergency

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[edit] Noun

emergency (plural emergencies)

  1. A situation such as a natural or man-made disaster requiring urgent assistance.
  2. (Canada, US, often attributive) The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
  3. (archaic) The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence.

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  • (hospital department): casualty
  • (hospital department): emerg
  • (hospital department): ER

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situation requiring urgent assistance
emergency department

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emergency (not comparable)

  1. Related to the emergency or to the provision of assistance.
    emergency vehicles

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