survival
/sərˈvaɪvəl/
adjective
- Relating to or used for staying alive in dangerous or difficult situations.
- She packed a survival kit with matches, a knife, and a first-aid kit.
- He took a survival course before his trip to the jungle.
- The survival gear included a tent and a water filter.
noun
- The state or fact of continuing to live or exist, especially in difficult conditions.
- Learning basic survival skills can save your life in the wilderness.
- The company's survival is uncertain after the financial crisis.
- The hiker's survival depended on finding fresh water.
- Something that has continued to exist from an earlier time, often in a changed form.
- The old stone wall is a survival of the original fort.
- This tradition is a survival from medieval times.
- Some folk songs are survivals of ancient cultural practices.
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