a slip road, especially on a racing circuit, for a vehicle to turn into if the driver is unable to negotiate a bend or slope safely
a clause in a contract that specifies the conditions under which one party can be freed from an obligation
a hatch for use as an emergency exit, especially from a submarine, ship, or aircraft
the lowest velocity that a body must have in order to escape the gravitational attraction of a particular planet or other object
a mental process such as daydreaming that enables a person to avoid acknowledging unpleasant or threatening aspects of reality
a key on a computer keyboard that either interrupts the current operation or causes subsequent characters to be interpreted differently