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The correct spelling is rescue.
How to pronounce rescue
/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/
nounIPA: /ˈɹɛs.kjuː/
Say it like: Res-cue
The correct spelling is rescue. An act or episode of rescuing, saving. For example: "The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders"
Usage Examples
“The rescue of Jerusalem was the original motive of the Crusaders”
“The dog was a rescue with some behavior issues.”
“The well-trained team rescued everyone after the avalanche.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
- 2.A liberation, freeing.
- 3.The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
- 4.A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
- 5.A rescuee.
verb
- 1.To save from any violence, danger or evil.
- 2.To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
- 3.To recover forcibly.
- 4.To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
- 5.To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.
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