rescue equipment
1
2.8
- noun
:
equipo de rescate
- Frank and Tom, lugging their equipment, meet up with cops, firemen, and their rescue equipment.
Examples
-
Help is coming from all over, ambulances, helicopters, rescue equipment and supplies.
-
Including structural damage... ...the truck, rescue equipment, electrical systems... ...something in the range of 500,000.
-
If a helicopter landing site is needed, then it will need to be kept secure by police, whether being used or not, and have appropriate fire and rescue equipment assigned to it.
Academic text (2007) -
Virgil, take pod 4, with the air-to-air rescue equipment, and rendezvous with Zero X.
-
After the earthquake, local authorities mobilized rescue equipment to assist those trapped under debris.
-
Emergency responders arrived with rescue equipment to save the people stranded in the avalanche.
-
The lifeguards carried rescue equipment to the beach, prepared for any emergencies in the water.
Synonyms
∞
1.9
Tools and machines needed for a particular activity
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'equipment used for rescuing people' is directly and compositionally derived from 'rescue' (the act or process of saving someone) plus 'equipment' (objects needed for a task). This noun + noun compound follows a regular, cross-linguistic pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand the phrase.
Etymology
The phrase rescue equipment comes from the clear image of rescue tools, like ropes, stretchers and first-aid kits, that helpers carry into dangerous places. So, rescue equipment means the tools and devices used in an emergency to 'save' people.