Hypertext Webster Gateway: "emergency"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Emergency \E*mer"gen*cy\, 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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
emergency
adj : made necessary by sudden occurrence demanding immediate
remedy; "the plane made an emergency landing"; "an
emergency session to consider aid for the earthquake
victims"
n 1: a sudden unforeseen crisis (usually involving danger) that
requires immediate action; "he never knew what to do in
an emergency" [syn: {exigency}, {pinch}]
2: a state in which martial law applies; "the governor declared
a state of emergency"
3: a brake operated by hand; usually operates by mechanical
linkage [syn: {hand brake}, {emergency brake}, {parking
brake}]
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