LIFESAVING

Meaning of LIFESAVING in English

I. adjective Date: 1858 designed for or used in saving lives , II. noun Date: 1919 the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons

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LIFESAVING — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: life + saving, from gerund of save : the art or practice of saving or protecting …
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LIFESAVING — adj. made or intended to save lives
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LIFESAVING — n. saving of lives; rescuing
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LIFESAVING — I. -viŋ adjective Date: 1858 : designed for or used in saving lives lifesaving drugs II. noun Date: 1919 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LIFESAVING — [life.sav.ing] adj (1858): designed for or used in saving lives "~ drugs" [2]lifesaving n (1919): the skill or practice of …
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LIFESAVING — any activity related to the saving of life in cases of drowning, shipwreck, and other accidents on or in the …
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LIFESAVING — n. Function: noun Date: 1919 : the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LIFESAVING — n. Pronunciation: -vi ŋ Function: adjective Date: 1858 : designed for or used in saving lives < lifesaving drugs>
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LIFESAVING SERVICE — a private organization or government agency for general marine rescue operations.
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ROCKET — I. noun Etymology: Middle French roquette, from Old Italian rochetta, diminutive of ruca arugula, from Latin eruca Date: 1530 any …
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LSS — abbreviation lifesaving service; lifesaving station, life-support system
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AMPUTATION — Removal of any part of the body, usually surgical removal of part or all of a limb. Congenital amputation means …
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ROCKET — I. ˈräkə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English roket, from Old North French roquet, from (assumed) Old …
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RAFT — I. archaic past of reave II. ˈraft, ˈraa(ə)ft, ˈraift, ˈrȧft noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English rafte, from Old …
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SURFMAN — ˈ ̷ ̷mən noun ( plural surfmen ) : one who is skilled in handling a boat in surf ; specifically : …
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MIDSHIPMAN'S HITCH — noun : a hitch used especially for mooring and lifesaving and made by tying a rolling hitch with the end …
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LSS — abbreviation 1. lifesaving service 2. lifesaving station
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HUMANE SOCIETY — noun Usage: often capitalized H&S 1. chiefly Britain : a lifesaving society 2. : a society concerned with the promotion …
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GRAPPLE SHOT — noun : a projectile used in lifesaving that has hinged claws designed to catch in a ship's rigging or to …
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COSTON LIGHT — ˈkȯstən-, ˈkäs- noun Usage: usually capitalized C Etymology: after B. F. Coston fl 1840, its inventor : a signal made …
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CATAMARAN — |kad.əmə|ran, -atə-, -raa(ə)n noun ( -s ) Etymology: modification of Tamil kaṭṭumaram, from kaṭṭu to tie + maram tree, timber …
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ANCHOR ROCKET — noun : a rocket with flukes like an anchor used in the lifesaving service in carrying a line to a …
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ANCHOR BALL — noun 1. : a projectile with grappling hooks attached used in the lifesaving service to fire into the rigging of …
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PADDLEBOARD — /pad"l bawrd', -bohrd'/ , n. a type of surfboard with one end rounded and the other tapered to a point, …
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L.S.S. — Lifesaving Service.
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LIFESAVER — — lifesaving , adj. , n. /luyf"say'veuhr/ , n. 1. a person who rescues another from danger of death, esp. …
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MOUTH-TO-MOUTH RESUSCITATION — lifesaving method in which a person breathes air directly into the mouth or nose of the injured person
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ROCKET — I. ˈrä-kət, rä-ˈket noun Etymology: Middle French roquette, from Old Italian rochetta, diminutive of ruca arugula, from Latin eruca Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LSS — 1. lifesaving service; lifesaving station 2. life-support system
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LSS — [LSS] abbreviation lifesaving service, lifesaving station, life-support system
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SWIMMING — in recreation and sports, the propulsion of the body through water by combined arm and leg motions and the natural …
Britannica English vocabulary
LIFE-SAVING — I. ˈlife-ˌsaving 1 BrE AmE , life‧sav‧ing /ˈlaɪfˌseɪvɪŋ/ adjective [only before noun] life-saving medical treatments or equipment are used to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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