emergency : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: emergency	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for emergency
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
emergency n a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in an emergency" Synonym(s): emergency, exigency, pinch a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared a state of emergency" a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage Synonym(s): hand brake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Emergency \Emer"gency\, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See {Emergence}.] 1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence; a sudden occasion. Most our rarities have been found out by casual emergency. --Glanvill. 2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing necessity; exigency. To whom she might her doubts propose, On all emergencies that rose. --Swift. A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies. --Brougham. Syn: Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.