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Princeton's WordNet

  1. fire escape, emergency exitnoun

    a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency

Wiktionary

  1. emergency exitnoun

    An exit that is designed to allow rapid evacuation in the case of emergencies such as a fire

Wikipedia

  1. Emergency Exit

    Emergency Exit (1978) is a two-act play by Manlio Santanelli written originally in Italian as Uscita d'emergenza. It was Santanelli's first production in 1980 and made him famous as a playwright.

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  1. emergency exit

    An emergency exit is a designated pathway or special exit within a building, vehicle, or other structure, that is specifically designed and intended for safe evacuation during emergencies such as fires, natural disasters, or other hazardous situations. It is typically distinguished by clear signage and illuminated routes, and often equipped with safety features like alarms, panic bars, or fire doors.

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  1. 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.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of emergency exit in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of emergency exit in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of emergency exit in a Sentence

  1. Francois Zimeray:

    I'm still a bit stunned. I was inside, I had just sat down after my speech and then I heard shots, we all dove to the floor as we heard the gunshots and tried to protect ourselves, and we crawled to the emergency exit.

  2. Albert Aguero:

    I looked to the left, and the apartment is half sheared off. I looked right ahead, which is where the elevators are supposed to be, it was just two empty elevator shafts, thankfully, the emergency exit light to the staircase was lit up, so we sprinted to the staircase and opened that door, only to realize that the wall had partially collapsed there. At that moment, it really hit me that we were racing against time to get to the bottom of the building before the entire thing came down.

  3. Reese McCranie:

    The area that we visited ... that leads from the Delta break room to the baggage make-up area is being locked down, it will remain an emergency exit per fire code. If anyone tries to access it, the door alarm will be activated and recorded on CCTV (closed-circuit television). The only personnel that will now have access to this door will be emergency responders (police and fire department).

  4. Delta Air Lines:

    It will remain an emergency exit per fire code. If anyone tries to access it, the door alarm will be activated and recorded on CCTV (closed-circuit television). The only personnel that will now have access to this door will be emergency responders (police and fire department).

  5. Will Lungo:

    I thought maybe someone dropped a bottle of wine, but then I kept hearing shots, an employee came in and helped us out through the emergency exit.


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