panic button

/ˌpænɪk ˈbʌtn/
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Other forms: panic buttons

Definitions of panic button
  1. noun
    a button to push in order to summon help in case of an emergency
    “the circuit is operated by a panic button”
    “when he saw that I was angry he hit the panic button”
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    type of:
    button, push, push button
    an electrical switch operated by pressing
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