Look up: life-saving

1. life-saving
   a thorough knowledge of life-saving appliance regulations(International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea),organization of abandon ship drills,lifeboats,liferafts and other life-saving equipment Category: General
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2. Life-saving
   Life'-sav`ing (-sāv`ĭng) adjective That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life- saving station.
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3. Life-saving
   • (a.) That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
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4. lifesaving
   [n] - saving the lives of drowning persons
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5. lifesaving
   noun saving the lives of drowning persons; `he took a course in lifesaving`
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6. lifesaving
   any activity related to the saving of life in cases of drowning, shipwreck, and other accidents on or in the water and to the prevention of drowning ...
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7. Lifesaving
   Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete sk...
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