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/ɪmˈərdʒənsi/ /ˈimərdʒənsi/ Listen

Emergency

noun

(pl. emergencies)

A sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action. Synonyms: exigency, pinch.

A state in which martial law applies.

A brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage. Synonyms: emergency brake, hand brake, parking brake.

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... much nitre could be manufactured from the refuse animal and vegetable matter of the City of Philadelphia in case of emergency? What quantity could be prepared by elixating or washing the rubbish of old buildings, the earth of stables, cellars, etc., and the soil of certain ...

— James Cutbush - An American Chemist, 1788-1823 • Edgar F. Smith

... ought to be; that He was God's image and man's model: that He was God incarnate, God manifest in the flesh, and the one great Saviour of mankind. My objections to miracles gave way. They seemed groundless. I saw miracles in nature. They were wrought on every emergency, even to secure the comfort of the lower animals. What could be more rational than to expect them to be wrought in aid of man's illumination and salvation? My moral and religious feelings got stronger. My skeptical tendencies grew weaker. I continued to look ...

— Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again - A Life Story • Joseph Barker

... retreat. The bivouacs of the divisions were several miles from the river, and were widely scattered. The generals were ignorant of each other's dispositions. No arrangements had been made to support the rear-guard in case of emergency. The greater part of the cavalry had been sent off to Williamsport, fifteen miles up stream, with instructions to cross the Potomac and delay the enemy's advance by demonstration. The brigadiers had no orders; ...

— Stonewall Jackson And The American Civil War • G. F. R. Henderson

... (two in number) received the formal announcement of Lord Montbarry's death, from her ladyship's London solicitors. The sum insured in each office was five thousand pounds—on which one year's premium only had been paid. In the face of such a pecuniary emergency as this, the Directors thought it desirable to consider their position. The medical advisers of the two offices, who had recommended the insurance of Lord Montbarry's life, were called into council over their own reports. The result excited some interest among persons connected with the business ...

— The Haunted Hotel - A Mystery of Modern Venice • Wilkie Collins

... offers. They might, if they pleased, refuse all applications, and thus oblige those who made them, to do their own work. Suppose all, with one accord, refused to become servants, what provision did the Mosaic law make for such an emergency? NONE. ...

— The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus • American Anti-Slavery Society

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