bailout
Meanings
noun
- A rescue, especially a financial rescue.
- The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.
- A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
- The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.
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Etymology
Deverbal from bail out.
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