rescue mission
noun
plural rescue missions
1
: a city religious mission (see mission entry 1 sense 4a) providing social and spiritual assistance to the poor and needy
The nonprofit, Christian-based rescue mission has provided a variety of social services to the poor and homeless over its 55-year history.—
Janet Lavelle
Janet Lavelle
also
: the premises of a rescue mission
I used to go quite often to Charleston, West Virginia to speak in the old rescue mission … —Lee Roberson
Lee Roberson 2
: an undertaking to rescue someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation
They kept him alive that way for more than twenty-four hours, waiting for a helicopter rescue mission that came too late.—Jamie James
Jamie JamesAfter a 12-hour rescue mission, navy personnel were able to tow the animal safely to land.—Brigit Katz
Brigit KatzExamples of rescue mission in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Crews soon teamed up with the Navy for the rescue mission which officials said spanned over 78,000 square nautical miles.
—USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
His first rescue mission came in 2018 after a magnitude-6 earthquake, search and rescue team leader Chen Chih-san told CNA.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
By the end of the day, the Coast Guard announced that the rescue mission had ended.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
After a day-long search, officials called off the rescue mission and said the workers are presumed dead.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The crew of the Mayaguez was set free, but not thanks to the rescue mission.
—Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
In the interview with The Post, McClain said her office received about a dozen calls since the Tuesday evacuation asking for similar rescue missions of more Americans trapped in Haiti.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Heavy-lift drones could also be used to help in potential rescue missions.
—Amir Emadi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Douglas Samp, a search and rescue mission coordinator from the Coast Guard's Alameda Rescue Coordination Center, said in the news release that anyone attempting an open-ocean crossing should have multiple forms of communication at hand.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
His first rescue mission came in 2018 after a magnitude-6 earthquake, search and rescue team leader Chen Chih-san told CNA.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
By the end of the day, the Coast Guard announced that the rescue mission had ended.
—Erin Cox, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
After a day-long search, officials called off the rescue mission and said the workers are presumed dead.
—Holly Yan, CNN, 27 Mar. 2024
The crew of the Mayaguez was set free, but not thanks to the rescue mission.
—Dominic Tierney, Foreign Affairs, 25 Mar. 2024
In the interview with The Post, McClain said her office received about a dozen calls since the Tuesday evacuation asking for similar rescue missions of more Americans trapped in Haiti.
—Dan Rosenzweig-Ziff, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2024
Heavy-lift drones could also be used to help in potential rescue missions.
—Amir Emadi, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
Douglas Samp, a search and rescue mission coordinator from the Coast Guard's Alameda Rescue Coordination Center, said in the news release that anyone attempting an open-ocean crossing should have multiple forms of communication at hand.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 3 Feb. 2024
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