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PRONUNCIATION OF EMERGENCY EXIT

emergency exit  [ɪˈmɜːdʒ ənsɪ ˈɛksɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EMERGENCY EXIT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Emergency exit is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES EMERGENCY EXIT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

emergency exit

Emergency exit

An emergency exit in a structure is a special exit for emergencies such as a fire: the combined use of regular and special exits allows for faster evacuation, while it also provides an alternative if the route to the regular exit is blocked by fire, etc. It is usually a strategically located outward opening door with a crash bar on it and with exit signs leading to it. The name is a reference to when they are frequently used, however a fire exit can also be a main doorway in or out. A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, mounted to the outside of a building.

Definition of emergency exit in the English dictionary

The definition of emergency exit in the dictionary is an doorway out of a building that is designated for use in an emergency.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EMERGENCY EXIT


basset
ˈbæsɪt
corset
ˈkɔːsɪt
deficit
ˈdɛfɪsɪt
Dorset
ˈdɔːsɪt
elicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
explicit
ɪkˈsplɪsɪt
facet
ˈfæsɪt
faucet
ˈfɔːsɪt
Fawcett
ˈfɔːsɪt
fixit
ˈfɪksɪt
gusset
ˈɡʌsɪt
illicit
ɪˈlɪsɪt
implicit
ɪmˈplɪsɪt
lancet
ˈlɑːnsɪt
pinxit
ˈpɪŋksɪt
sit
sɪt
solicit
səˈlɪsɪt
Somerset
ˈsʌməsɪt
tacit
ˈtæsɪt
transit
ˈtrænsɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EMERGENCY EXIT

emergency brake
emergency call
emergency centre
emergency force
emergency fund
emergency landing
emergency lane
emergency medical technician
emergency powers
emergency rations
emergency road service
emergency room
emergency service
emergency services
emergency session
emergency stop
emergency tax
emergency telephone
emergency ward
emergency worker

WORDS THAT END LIKE EMERGENCY EXIT

a bit
benefit
bit
circuit
credit
cut it
Detroit
dit
edit
exclusive OR circuit
exit
fire exit
fit
for it
fruit
get it
go to it
Grexit
have had it
ipse dixit

Synonyms and antonyms of emergency exit in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «emergency exit» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EMERGENCY EXIT

Find out the translation of emergency exit to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of emergency exit from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «emergency exit» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

紧急出口
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

salida de emergencia
570 millions of speakers

English

emergency exit
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

आपातकालीन निकास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مَخْرَجُ الطَّوَارِئ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

аварийный выход
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

saída de emergência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জরুরী বহির্গমন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sortie de secours
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

pintu kecemasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Notausgang
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

非常口
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비상구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Metu darurat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cửa thoát hiểm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவசர வழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आपातकालीन मार्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

acil çıkış
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uscita d’emergenza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyjście bezpieczeństwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

аварійний вихід
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ieșire de urgență
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

έξοδος κινδύνου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nooduitgang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nödutgång
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nødutgang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of emergency exit

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENCY EXIT»

The term «emergency exit» is regularly used and occupies the 83.089 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EMERGENCY EXIT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «emergency exit» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «emergency exit» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about emergency exit

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EMERGENCY EXIT»

Discover the use of emergency exit in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to emergency exit and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Emergency Exit
A story of "people in a town in Connecticut that has just passed a law requiring all men to carry all women across all thresholds at all times."--Cover.
Clarence Major, 1979
2
Handbook of Loss Prevention and Crime Prevention
What type of emergency exit door (including hinges, locking mechanism, frame, anchoring, etc.) are installed? 3. Into what areas do the emergency exits allow personnel to pass? 4. Do the doors have alarms? If particularly valuable or strategic ...
Lawrence Fennelly, 2003
3
Code of Federal Regulations Title 49 Transport, Parts ...
S5.3.3.2 When tested under the conditions of S6., both before and after the window retention test required by S5.1, each school bus emergency exit window shall allow manual release of the exit by a single person, from inside the passenger ...
‎2010
4
Construction Safety Questions and Answers: A Practical Approach
An exit route cannot be counted if it leads people back into the building or site or leads them to a dead end. An exit route must lead to a place of safety. Do emergency exit routes have to have emergency lighting? If emergency exit routes are to ...
Pat Perry, 2003
5
Ignazio Silone: Beyond the Tragic Vision
This chapter will endeavor to broaden that perspective through a reading of Emergency Exit.1 In no other work does the writer engage in a direct dialogue with the reader as he does here; from no other work do readers gain as great an  ...
Maria Nicolai Paynter, 2000
6
The Library Security and Safety Guide to Prevention, ...
A lighted emergency exit sign should be posted above each emergency exit door . If there are emergency lights affixed to the exit sign, test them to make certain the battery backup works. Since September 11, 2001, some institutions have ...
Miriam B. Kahn, 2008
7
The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
The Code of Federal Regulations is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
8
Emergency and Security Lighting
Where direct sight of an exit or emergency exit is not possible and doubt may exist as to its position, a directional sign (or series of signs) should be provided placed so that a person moving towards it will be progressed towards an exit or ...
Gerard Honey, 2001
9
The Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety
Emergency exit information in the event of fire is not provided for vehicle drivers: it is provided for pedestrians. Emergency exit signage is miniscule in comparison with exit signage for drivers. It seems to the author that in a fire emergency in ...
Richard Carvel, Alan Beard, 2005
10
Retail Crime, Security, and Loss Prevention: An Encyclopedic ...
The multilevel stores with stairwells which empty down on the street level with emergency exit doors and one-story stores with emergency exit doors should be locked to ingress traffic but must be designed to allow unimpeded egress with only ...
Charles A. Sennewald, John H. Christman, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EMERGENCY EXIT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term emergency exit is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Plane arrives in Boston after aborted takeoff
... flight from Chicago arrived in Boston, Thursday morning, after a mechanical issue forced them to make an emergency exit during take off. «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
2
Cops find loaded gun, knife off subway farebeater
... 2 train Subway station in Eastchester when they saw Hector Cancel, 36, sneak onto the platform through an emergency exit just after 1 p.m.. «New York Post, Jul 15»
3
Man arrested after bus driver and police officer attacked in Fazakerley
An eyewitness who asked not to be named said: “I saw a WPC with a head injury getting helped out of the bus emergency exit by colleagues. «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»
4
Man Stopped for Not Paying Subway Fare Had Loaded Gun, Knife …
Hector Cancel, 36, walked through the emergency exit gate without paying his fare at the 233 Street 2 train station in Wakefield Wednesday at ... «NBC New York, Jul 15»
5
Carson recalls Fun Runner trailers
A person inside the travel trailer at the time will then be locked in and unable to exit the vehicle without using the emergency exit, increasing the ... «ConsumerAffairs, Jul 15»
6
Major snag brings Delhi Metro to its knees
... metro authorities said, adding that the procedure could not be followed as the commuters themselves forced open the emergency exit. «Zee News, Jul 15»
7
SMARTair upgrades security, flexibility and user-friendliness
Over 100 wireless, battery-powered SMARTair™ escutcheons have even been fitted to glass doors and emergency exit doors. “We trusted the ... «SecurityMiddleEast, Jul 15»
8
Second security breach revealed on Pan Am site
The latest issue occurred over the weekend when a woman rode her bike through the Athletes' Village via an emergency exit at the perimeter, ... «640 Toronto News, Jul 15»
9
Two Pan Am venue breaches reported
... at the Athletes' Village — before the venue opened — when a woman rode her bike through an outdoor emergency exit at the perimeter. Det. «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
10
Deaf teen sentenced to 2 years' probation for taking bus on joyride
... that an unoccupied bus belonging to AZ Bus had an automatic gearbox, Salahuddin entered the bus by pressing the emergency exit button. «Channel News Asia, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
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