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battering ram |
any bar, beam, or device used in a similar way, as by police, firefighters, or rescue workers. [1/2 definitions] |
breeches buoy |
a nautical rescue device consisting of a canvas sling with leg holes that is suspended from a life preserver, used to transfer the rescued person up a rope to a ship. |
come through |
to give the expected or hoped for help or support; come to one's rescue (often fol. by "for"). [1/3 definitions] |
Harriet Tubman |
American abolitionist who escaped slavery yet returned to the South to rescue others, making use of the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War, Tubman acted as a scout and spy for the Union Army. After the war, she became an activist for the rights of women. (b. 1822?--d. 1913). |
help |
to rescue or save. [2/8 definitions] |
lifeboat |
a boat made for quick rescue of people. It can be carried on a larger boat, or it can be used from shore. |
lifeguard |
a person hired to watch over a swimming area and rescue anyone who might be drowning. |
maroon2 |
to leave (someone) isolated with little prospect of help or rescue. [1/3 definitions] |
redemption |
a release or rescue, as from bondage or sin. [1/5 definitions] |
salvage |
to save or rescue something from harm or destruction. [1/2 definitions] |
salvation |
rescue from disaster or suffering. [1/2 definitions] |
save1 |
to rescue from harm or danger. [1/4 definitions] |
saving |
tending or serving to rescue or protect. [2/8 definitions] |
search and rescue |
an operation undertaken by trained emergency workers to find and rescue persons lost, missing, or injured in a remote or dangerous place. |
whaleboat |
a long narrow rowboat with pointed ends that is esp. maneuverable in rough seas, once used in hunting whales and now used for rescue work. |
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