bailout

noun

1. A rescue, especially a financial rescue.

   “The government bailout of that corporation is going to cost the taxpayers a hundred billion dollars.”

   “"The no bailout' clause is violated every day."”

   “The funding arrangement was described by the Government as a "bailout".”

2. The process of exiting an aircraft while in flight.

   “Bailouts from side doors are risky because the slipstream may carry a chutist into the plane's tail section.”

3. A backup supply of air in scuba diving.
4. The situation where a firefighter uses equipment to escape a structure where fire has proven uncontrollable.