Emergency Services Vocabulary

verb to make a loud, harsh sound

adjective loud and harsh in sound

• The blaring sirens of the ambulance could be heard from a distance.
• I couldn't sleep last night because of the blaring music from my neighbor's party.
• The blaring car horn startled me as I was crossing the street.
• Her blaring personality always makes her stand out in a crowd.

noun a narrow, steep-sided passage, especially one for water or other liquid to flow through

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• The emergency exit chute deployed automatically when the plane landed.
• I slid down the water chute at the water park.
• Let's hit the chute and get out of here before anyone sees us.
• She felt like she was in a chute of never-ending work deadlines.