call-out

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call-out

(kôl′out′)
n.
1. An order or telephone call summoning a military unit, the police, or an emergency crew to a specified place.
2.
a. A distinct area of text separated from the main text of a document to emphasize items of noteworthy attention.
b. An item, as in a list, included in such an area or otherwise identified as noteworthy.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.call-out - a challenge to a fight or duel
challenge - a call to engage in a contest or fight
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The trio of call-outs, on one of the hottest days of 2019 to date, has seen the public urged to enjoy the sun in a "safe and responsible manner."
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It was one of three call-outs for the Cullercoats RNLI crew in just four hours on Easter Sunday.
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Latest figures show that Coventry City Council were kept busy in 2015-16 with a total of 3,061 call-outs to deal with everything from rats to bedbugs.
Pest controllers called out 3,000 times in year
We had 133 call-outs last year and we're already up to 150 this year.
Twelve callouts in twelve days for rescue team; Mountain experts stretched to limit
These call-outs are not necessary as these yobbos go out with the aim to get knocked out of their heads.
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Information from fire services show firefighters being attacked, pelted with objects and verbally abused as they try to respond to emergency call-outs.
Firefighters run a gauntlet of stones, abuse in a day's work; ATTACKS ON THE CREWS ARE EQUIVALENT TO ONE A WEEK
In other call-outs, 13 appliances tackled a blaze at a four-storey disused block of flats in High View Road, Penarth.
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"We had four call-outs in one weekend during the snow," said the team's publicity officer Owen Phillips, who lives in Holmfirth.
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Figures covering July to September this year, show the 22 Squadron, based on Anglesey, helped 104 people during 94 call-outs, an increase from the same period last year, when it rescued 68 people during 111 call-outs.
William's search-and-rescue base revealed as one of busiest in UK
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Last-ditch bid to avert fire strike; DISPUTE: Crews plan three-hour walkouts over new shift patterns
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