Definitions
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
Word origin
From Middle English rescouen, from Old French rescoure, rescurre, rescorre; from Latin prefix re- (“re-”) + excutere (“to shake or drive out”), from ex (“out”) + quatiō (“to shake”). Displaced native Old English nerian.
Used in a sentence
“The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.”
“Soon after rescuing some silly children from the local caves, the alien prangs his vessel and dies.”
“The students’ final mission was their longest: a trip across the Nile to the city of Omdurman, at the request of Rwandan diplomats, to rescue a woman who, unlike the first they rescued, really was pregnant.”
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Used as a crossword answer3 curated clues
01“Emergency save”6 letters
02“Emergency saving act”6 letters
03“Save from danger”6 letters
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