bailout

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   A rescue, especially a financial rescue.

   • The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars.
   • "The no bailout' clause is violated every day."
   • The funding arrangement was described by the Government as a "bailout".
2. 2

   The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.

   • Bailouts from side doors are risky because the slipstream may carry a chutist into the plane's tail section.
3. 3

   A backup supply of air in scuba diving.

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   1. 4

      The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has…

      The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.

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