Definition of rescue
rescued;
rescuing
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Examples of rescue in a Sentence
The survivors were rescued by the Coast Guard.
an all-out effort to rescue a beached whale
Recent Examples of rescue from the Web
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The hiker, a 52-year-old Napa resident, was rescued by a CHP helicopter and sustained major injuries in the fall on Friday, according to a CHP Facebook post.
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They are also used for disaster response — to help rescue victims of a hurricane, for example.
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Arsenal were rescued when Danny Welbeck broke through CSKA's defence to finish past Igor Akinfeev.
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Another baby girl was safely rescued after being left in the box on Nov. 7.
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Harrison was rescued from the ocean but died two days later.
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Green, a Houston native, immediately hit the streets after Hurricane Harvey passed to help rescue people and deliver supplies to those in need.
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Jessica Shepard, a transfer from Nebraska who has helped rescue the Irish from their collection of injuries, had 25 points and 10 rebounds.
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Crews in Elkhart County, Indiana used boats to help rescue people from about a dozen homes, as heavy rain and melting snow flooded a creek.
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Origin and Etymology of rescue
Middle English rescouen, rescuen, from Anglo-French rescure, from re- + escure to shake off, from Latin excutere, from ex- + quatere to shake
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First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined above
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Antonyms
adventure, compromise, endanger, gamble (with), hazard, imperil, jeopardize, peril, risk, venture;
Synonym Discussion of rescue
rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action.
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- rescued the crew of a sinking ship
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- delivered his people from bondage
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- job training designed to redeem school dropouts from chronic unemployment
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- tried to ransom the kidnap victim
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- reclaimed long-abandoned farms
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- an operation that saved my life
RESCUE Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of rescue for English Language Learners
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: to save (someone or something) from danger or harm
RESCUE Defined for Kids
Headscratcher for rescue
Rescue and secure have the same letters and have related meanings. To rescue someone is to make them safe and secure from harm.
Definition of rescue for Students
: an act of freeing someone or something from danger
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