rescue operation
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈrɛskju ˌɑpəˈreɪʃən/
:
operación de rescate
- The team launched a coordinated rescue operation to save the hikers trapped in the mountains.
They're clearly remnants of the, you know, the rescue operation.
- They're clearly remnants of the, you know, the rescue operation.
Examples
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King William himself came to the shores to inspect the condition of the travelers and to supervise the rescue operation.
Academic text (2005) -
The cost of this rescue operation was estimated to be as high as $25 billion.
Academic text (1995) -
We'll release the photo when we detail the rescue operation.
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Maybe we can help you with your rescue operation?
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We'll get this rescue operation going.
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It's a fairly sophisticated rescue operation underway.
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It was decided my brother would run down to call the police and start the rescue operation.
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The rescue operation should begin immediately, while a third generation is awakening to the heritage of its grandparents.
Academic text (1994) -
A daring mid-air rescue operation is said to be underway.
Fiction book (1997) -
The search-and-rescue operation had been called off three days after Daniel's plane had vanished.
Fiction book (1996)
Synonyms
811
3.2
A planned action by a group to achieve a goal
730
1.0
An act of saving someone or something from danger
37
3.0
An operation to save people from 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
How Organized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a coordinated effort to recover systems or data' is directly and literally derived from combining 'rescue' (to save or recover) with 'operation' (a planned activity or action). Although used in an IT context here, the compositional pattern is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reasonably infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Rescue operation is built from rescue (saving someone) and operation (a planned action). Imagine a team of firefighters and medics using ropes and stretchers to bring people to safety, so the phrase means an organized activity 'to save people from danger'.