verb / noun
rescue
To save someone or something from danger, or the act of saving.
Firefighters rescue a family trapped inside a burning house.
Etymology
The older verb concerns freeing someone from danger or capture. English retains both that action and, as a noun, an instance of saving.
More examples
- A passing boat rescued the swimmers from the rough water.
- The rescue took three hours because of the steep terrain.
- Volunteers are rescuing animals stranded by the flood.
Forms
rescue · rescues · rescued · rescuing
rescuer noun — Someone who saves others from danger.