RESCUE EQUIPMENT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("rescue equipment" is a kind of...):

equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rescue equipment"):

flotation device; life preserver; preserver (rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)

chute; parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)