life-saving

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adjective

acting to save a person's life

informal giving help in time of need

noun

the practice or techniques of saving people's lives

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How to use life-saving in a sentence

Life-saving vaccines for those illnesses and others are—without enough medical workers to disburse them—going unused.
Millions Promised for Ebola Not Adding Up|Abby Haglage|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Now, one company is trying to minimize the potential danger of these (often necessary and life-saving) machines.
Are Routine Scans Causing Cancer?|Dale Eisinger|September 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Africans are on the front lines of humanitarian efforts, distributing life-saving aid in dangerous environments.
Why the US-Africa Summit Was Important and Why It Wasn't Enough|John Prendergast|August 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Only she can make hetersoexuality sound like a life-saving elixir that I need to inject directly into my veins.
Lana Del Rey Makes Me Wish I Were Straight|Samantha Allen|July 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But then Looking suddenly discovered the life-saving qualities of tension, plot, and the power of a good love triangle.
How ‘Looking’ Suddenly Got Its Act Together|Tim Teeman|March 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
So I put on my life-saving waistcoat and blew it out; clapped my new gas-mask on my head and entered.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
All boats and other life-saving appliances are to be kept ready for use to the satisfaction of the board of trade.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
That the board of trade inspection of boats and life-saving appliances should be of a more searching character than hitherto.
Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic'|British Government
Can you land us some distance south of the life-saving station?
The Girl and The Bill|Bannister Merwin
The most gratifying results have attended the operations of the Life Saving Service during the last fiscal year.
Complete State of the Union Addresses from 1790 to 2006|Various

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