lifesaving

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noun

The act of saving a life, especially from drowning.

“The lifesaving surgery is expensive, but so is a funeral.”

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Meanings

adjectivelifesaving (comparative more lifesaving, superlative most lifesaving)

comparative more lifesaving · superlative most lifesaving

  1. alternativeuncommonAlternative form of life-saving.

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

nounlifesaving (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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.

Origin

From life + saving.

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Cite this entry
APA

lifesaving. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesaving

MLA

“lifesaving.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesaving. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifesaving,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifesaving.

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