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Emergency
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- 1 World War II as experienced in Ireland. Ireland, historical
"Indeed, Northern Ireland held a substantial U.S. military presence for much of the war; American soldiers were by no means uncommon on the streets of some Irish towns and cities during the Emergency."
- 2 the Malayan Emergency as experienced in Malaysia. Malaysia, euphemistic, historical
- 1 A situation which poses an immediate risk and which requires urgent attention. attributive, sometimes
"Cardiac arrest is an emergency requiring medical attention."
- 2 a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical linkage wordnet
- 3 The department of a hospital that treats emergencies.
"I've got a really bad disease It's got me begging on my hands and knees So take me to emergency Cause something seems to be missing"
- 4 a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that requires immediate action wordnet
- 5 A person brought in at short notice to replace a member of staff, a player in a sporting team, etc.
"November 2 2014, Daniel Taylor, "Sergio Agüero strike wins derby for Manchester City against 10-man United," guardian.co.uk Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May."
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- 6 a state in which martial law applies wordnet
- 7 The quality of being emergent; sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence. archaic
- 8 A critical urge to urinate or defecate. euphemistic
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin emergentia, from Latin emergens, present participle of emergo (“to emerge, arise, come forth”), equivalent to emergent + -cy or emerge + -ency. Doublet of emergence.
Sense 2 referred to the conflict between the British and Malaysians against communist guerillas, because London-based insurers would not pay out in instances of civil wars.
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