rescue 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Examples
- 1.a surgeon's job is the saving of lives
- 2.work is the deliverance of mankind
Hypernym
recovery 3
noun
the act of regaining or saving something lost (or in danger of becoming lost)
EnglishDerivationally related form
rescue 1
verb
free from harm or evil
Hyponym
lifesaving 1
noun
saving the lives of drowning persons
redemption 1
noun
(theology) the act of delivering from sin or saving from evil
reclamation 2
noun
rescuing from error and returning to a rightful course
salvage 3
noun
the act of rescuing a ship or its crew or its cargo from a shipwreck or a fire
salvage 2
noun
the act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction
