What is the meaning of rescue?

noun

  • Recovery or preservation from loss or danger.
    • usage: "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

verb

  • Free from harm or evil.
  • Take forcibly from legal custody.
    • usage: "rescue prisoners"
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