extrication

[ ek-stri-key-shuhn ]

/ ˌɛk strɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of freeing a trapped or entangled person or thing:In an avalanche, rapid extrication of victims within 10 to 20 minutes of burial is essential for survival.Unexpectedly, it is the children who bear the burden of the family's extrication from the problems overtaking them.

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Origin of extrication

First recorded in 1610–20; equivalent to Latin extrīcāre (see extricate) + -ion

OTHER WORDS FROM extrication

non·ex·tri·ca·tion, noun

Words nearby extrication

extremity, extremophile, extremum, extricable, extricate, extrication, extrinsic, extrinsic eye muscle, extrinsic factor, extro-, extrorse

How to use extrication in a sentence

“I decided to extricate myself,” said Howard, over fear of rising Covid rates.
‘Let’s survive a pandemic together’: Roommates are struggling with realities of sharing space 24/7|Kayleigh Barber|January 15, 2021|Digiday
She is a prisoner in a gloomy cell of stone and iron, from which there is no possible extrication.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
They were therefore in a dilemma, from which there was no middle course of extrication.
Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Here, in the extremest perturbation, she saw the full extent of her difficulties, without perceiving any means of extrication.
Camilla|Fanny Burney

The opposing streams of traffic would merge in a tangle beyond extrication until a halt enabled each to go its way.
The Wrong Twin|Harry Leon Wilson
This is one of the simplest of these methods of extrication.
The Life of an Insect|Anonymous