Emergency Evacuation Procedures

noun a way out, especially of a building; an exit

verb to go out; to depart

• The emergency exit serves as an egress route in case of fire.
• Make sure you know where the egress is in case of an emergency.
• I'll meet you at the egress after the concert.
• Finding the egress from a difficult situation can be challenging.

verb to leave or move quickly, often in a hurry or with urgency

• The suspect decided to hightail it out of town before the authorities arrived.
• Let's hightail out of here before it starts raining!
• We need to hightail it to the party before all the food is gone.
• She always hightails it to the nearest coffee shop when she needs a break from work.

noun a symbol of unity, solidarity, or cooperation among individuals

• The rescue team formed a human chain to pull the stranded hiker to safety.
• We all linked arms and made a human chain to pass the buckets of water down the line.
• Let's create a human chain to pass the snacks at the party.
• The community formed a human chain of support around the grieving family.