Synonyms and antonyms of Rescue and rescuing in American Thesaurus

medevac (verb)

American to transport someone to a hospital by helicopter or plane

rescue (noun)

an act of saving someone or something from danger, failure, or an unpleasant situation

rescue (verb)

to save someone from a dangerous or unpleasant situation

emergency services (noun)

the organizations that deal with fire, crime, accidents, and injuries, for example the police and the fire departments

salvage (verb)

to save property or possessions from a building that has been damaged or destroyed in a fire, flood, etc.

air-sea rescue (noun)

the activity of saving someone from the ocean using a helicopter

search and rescue (noun)

the process of looking for people who are lost and may need medical treatment, especially after an accident

salvage (noun)

property that has been saved from being destroyed or damaged

deliverance (noun)

literary the process of being saved from danger or harm

all hands on deck ()

used for saying that everyone must help because there is an emergency

emergency (adjective)

used or done during an emergency

first responder (noun)

the person who arrives first at the scene of an accident or other emergency situation, for example a police officer or firefighter

lifebuoy (noun)

something that you throw to someone to save them when they have fallen into water

salvage (verb)

to save a ship or the things that it is carrying when it has been damaged or sunk