: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
Examples of lifesaving in a Sentence
Noun
All lifeguards are trained in lifesaving.
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Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Some rabbis, evangelical church leaders and imams have also worked to debunk misinformation about vaccines and endorse them as safe and lifesaving.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
In addition to taking lifesaving measures — including giving the men the overdose-reversing drug naloxone — deputies requested help from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Simulations are used to discover new lifesaving drugs, to model the future of climate change and to explore the behavior of colliding galaxies — as well as the physics of hypersonic missiles and nuclear explosions.
—Alex W. Palmer, New York Times, 12 July 2023
Some rabbis, evangelical church leaders and imams have also worked to debunk misinformation about vaccines and endorse them as safe and lifesaving.
—Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2021
Noun
Their actions were hailed as heroic and likely lifesaving.
—Jackie Valley, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Sep. 2024
In addition to taking lifesaving measures — including giving the men the overdose-reversing drug naloxone — deputies requested help from the Los Angeles Fire Department.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Lifesaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifesaving. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ 
: designed for or used in saving lives
livesaving devices
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the methods that can be used to save lives especially of drowning persons
Medical Definition
lifesaving
1 of 2 adjective
life·sav·ing
ˈlīf-ˌsā-viŋ
: designed for or used in saving lives
lifesaving drugs
lifesaving
2 of 2 noun
: the skill or practice of saving or protecting the lives especially of drowning persons
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