emergency escape

Urgent way out

Emergency escape is a way out of a dangerous situation, typically a door, route, or device designed for urgent evacuation: The flight attendant pointed out the emergency escapes.

The phrase often modifies nouns: emergency escape hatch, emergency escape route, emergency escape plan.

It emphasizes that the exit exists specifically for crisis situations rather than normal use.

Related

getaway · bailout · parachute · crash landing · abandon ship · panic room · evacuation drills · fire drill · rope ladder · exit · inflatable rafts · life raft · evacuate · flee · hide · smoke detector · hatch · survival kit

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Opposites
urgency and manner of movement

emergency escapeleisurely stroll

leisurely walk · saunter · amble · meander · promenade

direction and intent

emergency escapegrand entrance

Ostentatious way to appear

homecoming · triumphal entry

circumstance and control

emergency escapestaying put

Remaining in place

sheltering in place · standing one's ground

Family

emergency, escape, emergent, emerge, emerged, emerging, emergence, emergencies, escaped

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G