a lifesaving service.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
life-saving — life .saving1 also life|sav|ing [ˈlaıfˌseıvıŋ] adj [only before noun] life saving medical treatments or equipment are used to help save people s lives lifesaving surgery/treatment/drugs etc ▪ The boy needs a life saving transplant operation. life … Dictionary of contemporary English
Life-saving — Life sav ing (l[imac]f s[=a]v [i^]ng), a. That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life saving service; a life saving station. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
life-saving — lifeˈ savˈing adjective Designed to save life, esp from drowning noun The act or skill of rescuing people who are in danger of drowning • • • Main Entry: ↑life … Useful english dictionary
sav´er — save1 «sayv», verb, saved, sav|ing, noun. –v.t. 1. to make safe from harm, danger, hurt, or loss; rescue: »The dog saved the boy s life. The woman saved her jewels from the fire. SYNONYM(S): deliver, redeem … Useful english dictionary
lifesaving — life|sav|ing1 [ laıf,seıvıŋ ] or life ,saving adjective done in order to prevent someone from dying: a lifesaving operation lifesaving life|sav|ing 2 [ laıf,seıvıŋ ] noun uncount skills that you need to save someone who has fallen into water by… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lifesaver — life•sav•er [[t]ˈlaɪfˌseɪ vər[/t]] n. 1) one who rescues another from danger of death, esp. from drowning 2) one that saves a person, as from a difficult situation or critical moment • Etymology: 1880–85 life′sav ing, adj. n … From formal English to slang
lifesaving — life·sav·ing līf .sā viŋ adj designed for or used in saving lives <lifesaving drugs> lifesaving n the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives esp. of drowning persons … Medical dictionary
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saving — sav‧ing [ˈseɪvɪŋ] noun 1. [uncountable] FINANCE the act of keeping money to use later rather than spending it: • We want to encourage saving and investment. 2. [countable usually singular] FINANCE an amount of something that you have not used or… … Financial and business terms
Saving — Sav ing, a. 1. Preserving; rescuing. [1913 Webster] He is the saving strength of his anointed. Ps. xxviii. 8. [1913 Webster] 2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook. [1913 Webster] 3 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
