[ˈrɛskjuː], (Verb)

Definitions:
- save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation
(e.g: firemen rescued a man trapped in the river)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere ‘shake out, discard’

[ˈrɛskjuː], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of saving or being saved from danger or difficulty
(e.g: the dramatic rescue of nine trapped coal miners)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French rescoure from Latin re- (expressing intensive force) + excutere ‘shake out, discard’