| word | rescue |
|---|---|
| definition | verb If you rescue someone, you get them out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation . Helicopters rescued nearly 20 people from the roof of the burning building. He had rescued her from a horrible life. It took rescuers 90 minutes to reach the trapped men. noun Rescue is help which gets someone out of a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Lights clipped onto life jackets improve the chances of rescue. A big rescue operation has been launched for a trawler missing at sea. A rescue is an attempt to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation. A major air-sea rescue is under way. Five children were pulled from the smoke-filled house in heroic rescues by fire crews. |
| inflections | rescuesrescuingrescuedrescuerrescuers |
| cefr-level | B2 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b2
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