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Definition of Emergency exit
1. Noun. A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency.
Definition of Emergency exit
1. Noun. An exit that is designed to allow rapid evacuation in the case of emergencies such as a fire ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Emergency Exit
Literary usage of Emergency exit
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Modern Factory: Safety, Sanitation and Welfare by George Moses Price (1914)
"... no matter how small or what part of a building it occupies, . T Courtesy Nemo
Corset Co. emergency exit in Fire-wall Leading to Fire-escape. in ..."
2. Handbook for Architects and Builders by Illinois society of architects (1908)
"They shall be of the same size as that provided for the main exits, and no
emergency exit, doorway or stairway shall be less than three feet in width. ..."
3. Building Code ...: 1914-1927 by Industrial Commission of Wisconsin (1914)
"Each dressing room section and employe's room shall have an emergency exit with
incombustible steps or standard fire escape to grade. ..."
4. Building Code Recommended by the National Board of Fire Underwriters, New by National Board of Fire Underwriters (1915)
"There shall be reserved for emergency exit purposes an open court or space on
the side or sides of the building as follows: (a) In the case of a plot with ..."
5. The Revised Municipal Code of Chicago of 1905: Passed March 20, 1905 by Chicago (Ill.), Edgar Bronson Tolman, William Henry Arthur, Roswell Bertram Mason (1905)
"They shall be of the same size as that provided for the main exits, and no
emergency exit, doorway or stairway shall be less than three feet in width. ..."
6. Passenger Rail Security: Enhanced Federal Leadership Needed to Prioritize by Cathleen A. Berrick, Jayetta Hecker (2006)
"In some cases, the door providing access to the locomotive's cab also serves as
one of only two primary paths for emergency exit by passengers and is marked ..."
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