search and rescue en · NOUN
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) An effort to save persons whose locations are not precisely known from hazardous situations.
Incidents such as fires, search and rescues, wildlife incidents, and other events
2006, Michael Lockwood with Graeme Worboys and Ashish Kothari, Protected Areas Management: A Global Guide, page 150:Assuming a search and rescue is in order, they will appoint the coordinating organization
2001, Sorrel Wilby, Surviving Australia: A Practical Guide to Staying Alive, page 53:that an expedition may be fitted out by the government of the United States for the Arctic zone, for the search and rescue of the American expedition under the command of Dr. Kane
1854, United States Congressional Serial Set, page 218:
- (countable, uncountable) The emergency service that performs or coordinates such efforts.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| searches and rescues | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| search and rescues | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| search-and-rescue | alternative | lexicographic |
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Translations (7)
ms mencari dan menyelamat (effort to save persons) · it ricerca e soccorso (effort to save persons) · fi etsintä- ja pelastustoiminta (effort to save persons) · pl poszukiwawczo-ratowniczy (effort to save persons) · es búsqueda y rescate (effort to save persons) · fr recherche et intervention en milieu périlleux (effort to save persons) · id pencarian dan penyelamatan (effort to save persons)