"emergency service" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: emergency services [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} emergency service (plural emergency services)
  1. Any public service that deals with emergencies; especially the police, fire, ambulance, or lifeboat services. Wikipedia link: emergency service Categories (topical): Emergency services Hyponyms: rescue service Related terms: emergency vehicle Translations (public service that deals with emergencies): alarmberedskab [neuter] (Danish), nødberedskab [neuter] (Danish), beredskab [neuter] (Danish), redningstjeneste [common-gender] (Danish), hulpdienst [masculine] (Dutch), pelastustoimi (Finnish), service de secours [masculine] (French), Bereitschaftsdienst [masculine] (German), Bereitschaft [feminine] (German), Notdienst [masculine] (German), segélyhívó szolgálat (Hungarian), segélyszolgálat (Hungarian), készenléti szervek (Hungarian), mentőszolgálat/mentők, tűzoltóság, rendőrség (english: more commonly mentioned separately) (Hungarian), björgunarsveit [feminine] (Icelandic), służba ratownictwa [feminine] (Polish), turno [masculine] (Spanish), servicio de emergencia [masculine] (Spanish), räddningstjänst [common-gender] (Swedish), jourtjänst [common-gender] (Swedish)

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