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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Satellite communications ensure that remote research stations remain connected to the outside world, facilitating scientific collaboration and supporting critical operations like search and rescue missions.
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—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Volunteers showed up from across the country to launch search and rescue missions, cook up free meals, help clear mud and debris from homes and otherwise offer moral and emotional support to a community suddenly gripped by scarcity – and mounting grief.
—Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN, 26 Oct. 2024
Satellite communications ensure that remote research stations remain connected to the outside world, facilitating scientific collaboration and supporting critical operations like search and rescue missions.
—Shelli Brunswick, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
The big picture: Search and rescue missions were underway Tuesday to track down those still unaccounted for in western North Carolina.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Rescue mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescue%20mission. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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