rescue mission
noun
plural rescue missions
1
: a city religious mission (see mission entry 1 sense 4a) providing social and spiritual assistance to the poor and needy
The nonprofit, Christian-based rescue mission has provided a variety of social services to the poor and homeless over its 55-year history.—
Janet Lavelle
Janet Lavelle
also
: the premises of a rescue mission
I used to go quite often to Charleston, West Virginia to speak in the old rescue mission … —Lee Roberson
Lee Roberson 2
: an undertaking to rescue someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation
They kept him alive that way for more than twenty-four hours, waiting for a helicopter rescue mission that came too late.—Jamie James
Jamie JamesAfter a 12-hour rescue mission, navy personnel were able to tow the animal safely to land.—Brigit Katz
Brigit KatzExamples of rescue mission in a Sentence
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On Tuesday, part of a road intersection in Saitama prefecture, about 18 miles north of Japan’s capital, opened up, swallowing a three-ton truck and its driver, a 74-year-old man, prompting a rescue mission now in its fourth day.
—Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Maryland State Police have deployed divers to the scene to assist with rescue missions.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
These results are astonishingly poor for a country that has long prided itself on its bold rescue missions.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
Days before this week's high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel's judgment during sensitive hostage rescue missions, CBS News has learned.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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Yumi Asada, Chris Lau and Minori Konishi, CNN, 31 Jan. 2025
Maryland State Police have deployed divers to the scene to assist with rescue missions.
—David Chiu, People.com, 30 Jan. 2025
These results are astonishingly poor for a country that has long prided itself on its bold rescue missions.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 29 Jan. 2025
Days before this week's high-stakes confirmation hearing of Kash Patel to be FBI director, a bureau insider has come forward with new information questioning Patel's judgment during sensitive hostage rescue missions, CBS News has learned.
—Daniel Klaidman, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2025
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“Rescue mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescue%20mission. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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