rescue mission

noun

1. mission.

Word History and Origins

Origin of rescue mission¹

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

The People’s Choice Documentary Award went to “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,” about a hostage rescue mission undertaken by a retired Israel Defense Forces officer following the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

This year the festival initially invited the documentary “The Road Between Us: The Ultimate Rescue,” about a hostage rescue mission undertaken by a retired Israel Defense Forces officer following the Hamas attacks in Israel on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times

More often it’s a crisper-drawer rescue mission: a few wilting peppers, a handful of herbs, the stubborn half-onion, all brought back to life with a swipe of aioli or one of the too-many condiments jostling for space on our refrigerator shelves.

From Salon

The Abyan security directorate released a statement on the large search and rescue mission under way and said many dead bodies had been found across a wide area of shoreline, according to AP.

From BBC

Years later, in 1957, she would vanish from her enclosure, sparking a weeks-long search and rescue mission which culminated in the zoo declaring her "presumed lost and probably dead".

From BBC