rescue
verb (used with object), res·cued, res·cu·ing.
noun
adjective
Origin of rescue
Synonyms for rescue
Related Words for rescue
delivery, salvage, recovery, relief, preserve, protect, retrieve, liberate, extricate, keep, free, release, recover, recapture, ransom, saving, redemption, feat, reclamation, heroismExamples from the Web for rescue
Contemporary Examples of rescue
He was killed by his captors during the U.S. rescue attempt in Yemen in December.
As night fell, the rescue operation slowed and sea conditions worsened.
It took 12 hours to rescue just 100 passengers overnight Sunday.
But the ships deployed already have been involved in the rescue of more than 1,000 people during their first month of operation.
And eight months on, anger lingers over the ineffective attempts to rescue the missing schoolgirls.
Historical Examples of rescue
“He fled, when Stephen made in to the rescue of my father,” said Dennet.
The Armourer's PrenticesCharlotte M. Yonge
Mr. Gladstone said that the policy of the Government was to "rescue and retire."
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
The Greeks rushed to the rescue, while all Europe held aloof.
The Grand Old ManRichard B. Cook
What might not be happening to Corney, she thought, while she was on the way to his rescue!
Weighed and WantingGeorge MacDonald
Alleyne stared open-eyed at this tigress who had sprung so suddenly to his rescue.
The White CompanyArthur Conan Doyle