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The correct spelling is rescues.

How to pronounce rescues

noun

Say it like: Res-cue-s

The correct spelling is rescues. 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. 1.An act or episode of rescuing, saving.
  2. 2.A liberation, freeing.
  3. 3.The forcible ending of a siege; liberation from similar military peril
  4. 4.A special airliner flight to bring home passengers who are stranded
  5. 5.A rescuee.

verb

  1. 1.To save from any violence, danger or evil.
  2. 2.To free or liberate from confinement or other physical restraint.
  3. 3.To recover forcibly.
  4. 4.To deliver by arms, notably from a siege.
  5. 5.To remove or withdraw from a state of exposure to evil and sin.

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