Military Operation Vocabulary

noun the act of freeing or releasing from a constraint or difficulty

• The firefighters performed a successful extrication of the trapped passengers from the wreckage.
• The rescue team managed to extricate everyone safely from the car crash.
• We need to figure out how to extricate ourselves from this sticky situation.
• She found it difficult to extricate herself from the toxic relationship.

noun a movement made by lifting one foot and putting it down in a different place

verb move to one side; to move out of the way

• Please step aside to allow other passengers to board the train.
• Hey, can you step aside so I can get through?
• Move, dude, step aside!
• Sometimes we need to step aside from our own problems to see the bigger picture.