Definitions for Lifesaving
life·sav·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lifesavingnoun

   saving the lives of drowning persons

   "he took a course in lifesaving"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lifesavingnoun

   The act of saving a life, especially from drowning.

   I'm normally a big fan of lifesaving, but in his case we can make an exception.

2. lifesavingadjective

   Describing that which preserves life, that prevents death.

   The lifesaving surgery was expensive, but so is a funeral.

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1. lifesaving

   Lifesaving refers to actions, techniques, or measures taken to prevent loss of life, often in dangerous or life-threatening situations. This includes rescue efforts in emergencies, medical interventions, safety procedures, and implementing first-aid or CPR in critical situations. The term can also refer to the practice of supervising water bodies like swimming pools, lakes or beaches to prevent drowning.

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1. 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 skills, speed and team work. Lifesaving activities specialized in oceanic environment is called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving. Those who participate in lifesaving activities as a volunteer are called lifesavers, and those who are employed to perform lifesaving activities are called lifeguards.

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1. • Rescue

How to pronounce Lifesaving?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say Lifesaving in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lifesaving in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lifesaving in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Lifesaving in a Sentence

1. Craig McClure:

   The gains we have made on preventing mother-to-child transmission are laudable and to be celebrated, immediate investments are needed to get lifesaving treatment to children and adolescents who are infected.

2. Steven Roach:

   These lifesaving drugs should be used only when animals are sick.

3. Abdurahman Sharif:

   They (aid agencies) will face difficulties in continuing to provide lifesaving health services at the scale that is required as a result mainly of the declining humanitarian funding.

4. Matt Bershadker:

   The biggest concern we have is the economic uncertainty, will donors continue tobe able to support shelters in the long run and will shelters be able to deliver on their lifesaving mission?

5. Anna Dhody:

   There could be treatments, there could be cures, it's up to us as a society to acknowledge the worth of these collections in terms of their lifesaving medical potential.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Lifesaving
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lifesaving
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Lifesaving