emergency kit
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- noun
- /ɪˈmɜrdʒənsi kɪt/
:
kit de emergencia
- Here's our carry-on emergency kit.
- an emergency kit can include
Finally, I've been wanting to use my In case of cosmological crisis break glass emergency kit for years.
- Finally, I've been wanting to use my In case of cosmological crisis break glass emergency kit for years.
Examples
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You don't have an AM/FM radio listed as part of your emergency kit.
Blog text (32) -
Is there an emergency kit somewhere?
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I am going to keep some in my winter car emergency kit.
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Make an emergency kit and a communications plan.
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Fitzwater said residents who have not yet prepared an emergency kit still have time.
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I will be putting together an emergency kit, which will include very sharp scissors.
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AmeriCares is providing water, family emergency kits, medicine, and other relief supplies to communities across the East Coast.
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Saying nothing, he matter-of-factly took care of Benjamin's arm with an inflatable splint from his emergency kit.
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An emergency kit should include items like water, flashlight, and first aid supplies for unexpected situations.
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It's important to keep an emergency kit in your home in case of natural disasters or power outages.
Synonyms
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1.6
A group of tools and items for a particular purpose
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A box of food, water, and medicine kept for use during a disaster
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a set of essential supplies for use in emergencies' is directly and compositionally derived from 'emergency' (a sudden incident requiring immediate action) + 'kit' (a set or package of tools or supplies). This noun–noun combination follows a common, cross-linguistic compounding pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Emergency kit comes from the literal idea of a small kit, a box of useful items kept ready for a sudden emergency. Picture a box with a flashlight, basic first-aid items and some canned food that you grab when something unexpected happens, so emergency kit means a set of supplies kept for 'urgent' situations.