lifesaving

American  

[lahyf-sayv-ing] / ˈlaɪfˌseɪv ɪŋ /

adjective

1. (especially of a medical treatment or facility) preventing deaths.

2. used in rescuing people who are in danger of drowning.

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noun

1. the work of rescuing people in danger of drowning.

Example Sentences

There was a company called Mylan, which was best known for buying EpiPen, the lifesaving injector for severe allergic reactions, especially for kids, and then multiplying the price sevenfold in under a decade.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

"For severe lung damage caused by respiratory viruses or infections, even in acute settings, a lung transplant can be lifesaving."

From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026

Vice Admiral Thomas Allan told lawmakers that going a few days without funding would mean about 56,000 workers going without pay, leading the agency to suspend missions that were not critical or lifesaving.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

That is expected to allow critical, lifesaving emergency operations to continue even though federal funding has lapsed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

Although these deceptively simple ancient flutes are almost all that survives of Palaeolithic music, acoustic scientists have recently made an extraordinary discovery about the lifesaving importance of music to cave-dwellers of this period.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall