rescue

/ˈrɛskju/
noun
  1. An act of saving someone or something from danger or harm.
    • The dog's rescue from the river was captured on video.
    • A helicopter was sent for the rescue of the injured climber.
    • The rescue of the trapped miners took over 12 hours.
verb
  1. To save someone or something from danger, harm, or a difficult situation.
    • Volunteers worked all night to rescue the stranded hikers.
    • The firefighters rescued a cat from the burning building.
    • She rescued her phone from falling into the pool just in time.
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