EXTRICATION Definition & Meaning

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extrication

[ ek-stri-key-shuhn ]

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noun

the act of freeing a trapped or entangled person or thing:
In an avalanche, rapid extrication of victims within 10 to 20 minutes of burial is essential for survival.
Unexpectedly, it is the children who bear the burden of the family's extrication from the problems overtaking them.

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Other 榶心vlog Forms

苍辞苍路别虫路迟谤颈路肠补路迟颈辞苍 noun

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榶心vlog History and Origins

Origin of extrication¹

First recorded in 1610鈥�20; equivalent to Latin 别虫迟谤墨肠腻谤别 ( extricate ( def ) ) + -ion ( def )

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Had officials issued timely alerts, Shurney said she would have been packing up and arranging for her mother鈥檚 extrication.

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For many of the hostage families, the greatest fear is that despite the stated goal, the government is not prioritizing the extrication of the hostages.

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There appeared to be people trapped in vehicles, with the department reporting 鈥渟ome with extrication needs.鈥�

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Firefighter dispatch logs show a major extrication response at 4:45 p.m. along 23rd Avenue, where a car landed to the right of the sidewalk.

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A paramedic and extrication equipment were deployed to the car using a 200-foot line, the sheriff鈥檚 office said.

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