rescue mission

noun

A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster

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Meanings

nounrescue mission (plural rescue missions)

plural rescue missions

  1. literallyA mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster
  2. A religious mission set up (usually in poor city quarters) to rescue human 'derelicts' from a wasted life of sin, the final aim being conversion

Translations

Finnish pelastustehtävä
  • pelastustehtäväoperation to reach and rescue people in urgent need
French mission de sauvetage
  • mission de sauvetageoperation to reach and rescue people in urgent need
Indonesian misi penyelamatan
  • misi penyelamatanoperation to reach and rescue people in urgent need
Malay misi penyelamatan
  • misi penyelamatanoperation to reach and rescue people in urgent need
Polish ratunkowa akcja
  • ratunkowa akcjaoperation to reach and rescue people in urgent need
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APA

rescue mission. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescue%20mission

MLA

“rescue mission.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescue%20mission. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rescue mission,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescue%20mission.

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