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Rescue
ˈrɛskjuː
Rescue definitions
verb
rescues
rescuing
rescued
rescue
- save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation
"firemen rescued a man trapped in the river"
- keep from being lost or abandoned; retrieve
"he got out of his chair to rescue his cup of coffee"
noun
rescue
rescues
- an act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty
"the dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners"
- a domestic animal that has been removed from a situation of abuse or neglect by a welfare organization
"adopting a rescue cat may be one of the most rewarding things you will ever do"
- denoting the emergency excavation of archaeological sites threatened by imminent building or road development
"they have not always been keen to organize rescue excavations to investigate these sites"