rescue mission
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3.0
- noun
- /ˈrɛskjuː ˈmɪʃən/
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operación de rescate
- Norwood's son was killed during a rescue mission in Fallujah, Iraq.
- search and rescue mission
And you led the greatest rescue mission in American history.
- And you led the greatest rescue mission in American history.
- Some of the stuff you guys are doing over in Ukraine, especially the rescue mission, you know, yeah.
- So we were not interested in a rescue mission unless our circumstances did change.
- This is not renovation, this is a rescue mission and I do not want to make the same mistakes.
- Also want to support some things that I'd love the animal rescue mission.
- So in short, the love bombing phase with a vulnerable narcissist is often a bit of a search and rescue mission.
- This is a rescue mission, and what is being created as a world that looks like it's more divided than ever is setting the stage for the Light to show you how powerful it is.
- I thought we were going to have to send the Patriots out on a search and rescue mission for America.
Examples
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We're on a search and rescue mission.
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Finally declassified in 1997, the daring rescue mission depicted here still didn't make a huge splash even then.
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And you led the greatest rescue mission in American history.
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This is a rescue mission
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I thought we were going to have to send the Patriots out on a search and rescue mission for America.
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My rescue mission was underway.
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We are supplying boats and other equipment for critical water rescue missions.
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EVACUATIONS: Search and rescue missions were launched up and down the coast.
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Committed to public service, the Civil Air Patrol performs 95% of continental U.S. search and rescue missions.
Academic text (2003) -
The firefighters successfully completed a rescue mission to save the people trapped in the building.
Synonyms
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1.0
An act of saving someone or something from danger
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3.1
Organized effort to save people who are trapped or in danger
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3.4
A planned effort to find and help people who are lost or in danger after an emergency
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5.8
An organized search to find and help people who are lost or in danger
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Morphology
The meaning 'an operation carried out to save people from danger or harm' is directly derivable from combining 'rescue' (saving someone) with 'mission' (an organized operation/task). This straightforward noun-noun composition follows common cross-linguistic patterns and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
The phrase rescue mission comes from the simple picture of a team sent out on a planned task to save people: rescue means 'to save' and mission means a special task or journey. So, it now means an organized operation to bring people out of 'danger' or 'harm'.