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Pronunciation
IPA: /�res.kju/
audio|en-us-rescue.ogg|Audio (US)

Etymology
OE. rescopuen, OF. rescourre, rescurre, rescorre; L. prefix re- re- + excutere to shake or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake. See Qtash to crush, Rercussion.

Verb
en-verb|rescu|ing

1. To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or evil.
2. To liberate from actual restraint.
3. To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil.

#:to rescue a prisoner from the enemy
#:to rescue seamen from destruction

Synonyms
To retake, recapture, free, deliver, liberate, release, save.

Derived terms
rescuer

Translations

Arabic: ARchar|ا��ذ IPAchar|(�ánqaða)
Chinese: �� (jiù yuán), �� (yíng jiù)
Dutch: redden#Dutch|redden
Finnish: pelastaa
French: secourir, sauver, délivrer
German: retten
Hebrew: ����ץ (ħi'lutz)
Hungarian: megmenteni
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Italian: salvare
Japanese: ���� (sukuidasu)
Korean: 구��� (guchulhada)
Portuguese: salvar
Russian: �па�а�� (spasát�)
Spanish: rescatar
Swedish: rädda

Noun
en-noun

1. The act of rescuing.
2. (as an adjective) Used in a rescue.

#: rescue vehicle

1. a special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded

Translations

Chinese: �� (jiù yuán), �� (yíng jiù) (1), �� (jiù hù) (2)
French: sauvetage, secours
Hebrew: ����ץ (ħi'lutz) (1), ר�� ����ץ (re'khev ħi'lutz) (2)

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