search-and-rescue

A form of search and rescue — An effort to save persons whose locations are not precisely known from hazardous situations.

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Meanings

nounsearch-and-rescue (countable and uncountable, plural search-and-rescues or searches-and-rescues)

plural search-and-rescues · plural searches-and-rescues

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of search and rescue.
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Chicago

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