The Hindu Editorial (Building hazards) – May 08, 2026
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The Hindu Editorial (Building hazards) – May 07, 2026:
- hazard (noun) – a potential source of danger or harm; risk, peril, threat, jeopardy.
- fight fires (phrase) – to work as a firefighter or take action to extinguish flames; extinguish flames, put out fires, control blazes, tackle infernos.
- end up (phrasal verb) – to finally be in a particular place or situation; finish, conclude, result in, culminate in.
- claim (verb) – to cause the loss of (used often with ‘lives’); take, result in the death of, kill, snatch.
- lives (noun) – the existences of individual human beings; existences, human beings, living persons, souls.
- flesh out (phrasal verb) – to provide more details or information about something; add detail to, expand upon, elaborate on, substantiate.
- causative (adjective) – acting as the reason or cause of something; generating, instigating, producing, originating.
- exacerbating (adjective) – aggravating, worsening, compounding, intensifying.
- highlight (verb) – emphasize, draw attention to, underline, underscore, stress, spotlight.
- lack (noun) – absence, deficiency, shortage, scarcity.
- attention (noun) – notice, thought, or interest given to someone or something; observation, focus, consideration, awareness.
- evacuate (verb) – to move people from a place of danger to a safer place; clear, empty, move out, vacate.
- in the case of (phrase) – in the particular situation of someone or something; in the event of, regarding, concerning, with reference to.
- rescue (verb) – to save someone from a dangerous or distressing situation; save, retrieve, free, extricate.
- grievous (adjective) – very severe or serious; grave, critical, damaging, devastating.
- stilt (floor) (noun) – the ground-level portion of a building consisting of structural columns or pillars supporting the upper structure, left mostly open without enclosures and typically used for parking vehicles; elevated ground floor, stilt parking level, open ground floor.
- security (noun) – safety, protection, defense, safeguard.
- enhance (verb) – improve, increase, boost, upgrade.
- feature (noun) – factor, factor, detail.
- turn out (phrasal verb) – emerge, transpire, happen to be, result.
- deadly (adjective) – fatal, lethal, mortal, life-threatening.
- accessible (adjective) – reachable, approachable, available, attainable.
- grill (noun) – a framework of metal bars used as a screen or barrier.
- personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce, workers.
- seek (verb) – to attempt or desire to obtain or achieve something; try, attempt, aim, strive.
- victim (noun) – person harmed, injured, or killed as a result of an event or action; sufferer, casualty, injured person, fatality.
- extended family (noun) – a family that extends beyond the nuclear family structure; relatives, kin, relations, kindred.
- face (phrase) – to encounter, confront, or deal with a situation; encounter, experience, tackle, confront.
- firefighting facility (noun) – equipment or infrastructure specifically designed for extinguishing fires.
- firefighting (noun) – the activity or profession of extinguishing fires; fire control, fire suppression, combating flames.
- facility (noun) – a place, amenity, or piece of equipment provided for a particular purpose; provision, amenity.
- eyewitness (noun) – observer, onlooker, bystander, witness.
- hydraulic lift (noun) – a machine that uses a pressurized liquid mechanism to elevate personnel or objects; boom lift, elevator.
- malfunction (verb) – to fail to function normally or satisfactorily; break down, fail to work, stop working, act up.
- insist (verb) – to demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal; assert, maintain, claim, state firmly.
- on time (phrase) – punctually, promptly, on schedule, in time.
- response time (noun) – the period of time it takes to react to an emergency call; reaction time, turnaround time, arrival time, intervention time.
- certainly (adverb) – undoubtedly or definitely; surely, positively, unequivocally, undeniably.
- case (noun) – a strong argument or justification for something; argument, justification, reason, rationale.
- preparedness (noun) – a state of readiness, especially for emergencies; readiness, state of readiness, capability, alertness.
- unaddressed (adjective) – not having been dealt with or considered; ignored, overlooked, neglected, pending.
- set in (phrasal verb) – to begin and seem likely to continue; start, begin, arrive, establish itself.
- casually (adverb) – in a relaxed, informal, or unconcerned manner; informally, offhandedly, cursorily, lightly.
- cite (verb) – to mention something as a reason or an example; refer to, mention, allude to, instance.
- as in (phrase) – used to give an example or show a similarity; such as, like, similar to, for instance.
- overload (verb) – to place an excessive demand or burden on an electrical system or piece of equipment.
- such as (phrase) – of a kind that; for example, for instance, like, namely.
- due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, as a result of, on account of.
- circuit breaker (noun) – an automatic safety device for stopping the flow of current in an electric circuit; trip switch, fuse.
- trip (verb) – to automatically switch off a circuit as a safety measure against overload; disconnect, cut off, interrupt, switch off.
- hierarchy (noun) – an arrangement or classification of items in an order of importance; order, ranking, grading, sequence.
- load (noun) – the amount of power supplied by a source or consumed by an electrical system; electrical demand, power usage.
- observe (verb) – to fulfill or comply with a rule, custom, or standard; follow, comply with, adhere to, abide by.
- pack with (phrasal verb) – to fill a space entirely with items or equipment; fill, load, stuff, cram.
- intent (noun) – intention, aim, purpose, objective.
- run (verb) – operate, function, work.
- whereas (conjunction) – in contrast or comparison with the fact that; while, on the contrary, although, but.
- tripping of overloaded equipment (noun phrase) – the automatic disconnection of electrical devices when drawing unsafe amounts of current; power cutoff, safety disconnect, circuit interruption, protective trip.
- authorities (noun) – officials, administration, government, bureaucracy.
- drone (noun) – an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remotely controlled and used for surveillance or accessing difficult areas.
- robot (noun) – an automated machine capable of carrying out complex actions, sometimes used in hazardous environments.
- preventive (adjective) – preemptive, protective, deterrent, precautionary.
- measure (noun) – step, action, procedure, course of action.
- in place (phrase) – established, set up, and ready to work; operational, functioning, active, implemented
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