pararescue

[par-uh-res-kyoo]

noun

1. a rescue, as of persons caught in a disaster, accomplished by parachutists.

Word History and Origins

Origin of pararescue¹

First recorded in 1945–50; para- ³ + rescue

Example Sentences

Combat standards are set differently depending on the unit a person is serving in, whether they are in special operations, infantry, armour or pararescue, she said.

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Moody proved adept at rescues, making some 30 pararescue jumps to provide aid to fellow smokejumpers or recreationists in trouble.

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Her son was a member of the Air Force’s elite Pararescue community, better known as the PJs.

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“I was doing research on another project for another movie going around the country about Air Force Pararescue, which is what Pitsenbarger was, and I was going to all their schools around the country because they are highly trained individuals, and every place I went, these young airmen wanted to make sure that I knew the story about Pitsenbarger,” Robinson told Fox News.

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Under the PJ credo of “these things we do so that others may live,” Pitsenbarger — as all professional and highly-trained Pararescue medics do — lived his service life in the same manner, especially during Operation Abeline when he lost his life.

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