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An exhortation to follow the principle of removing women and children from danger before men.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: every man for himself
History
The earliest known usage of this phrase is from 1912, when RMS Titanic was sinking.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
