emergency button
Urgent alarm trigger
An emergency button is a control designed to be pressed during a crisis—stopping machinery, summoning help, or triggering an alarm.
Fire alarms, elevator panels, and industrial equipment feature emergency buttons, typically colored red for visibility.
Figuratively, to hit the emergency button is to take drastic action when a situation becomes urgent.
- panicUncontrollable sudden fear
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- fire alarmEmergency heat warning device
- redPrimary color, warm
- pushForce something away
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- buttonsfast forward, push to talk, remote control, volume control, buzzer
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- two-way radiostwo-way radio, walkie-talkie, walkie talkie, portable radio, transceiver
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