emergency service
Any public service that deals with emergenciesAny public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services.
» He called the emergency car service.
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1 sensesAny public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services.
Bereitschaftsdienst, Bereitschaft, Notdienst
Examples
8 sentencesHe called the emergency car service.
Bystanders held up the emergency services.
deSchaulustige behinderten die Rettungskräfte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Emergency services were hampered by onlookers.
deSchaulustige behinderten die Rettungskräfte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Curious onlookers held up the emergency services.
deSchaulustige behinderten die Rettungskräfte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The airport was closed and emergency services were notified.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
plural: emergency services| Singular | emergency service |
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Word family
1 related wordsSee also
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