Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

search and rescue

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: search and res-cue
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An effort to save persons whose locations are not precisely known from hazardous situations.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The emergency service that performs or coordinates such efforts.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"that an expedition may be fitted out by the government of the United States for the Arctic zone, for the search and rescue of the American expedition under the command of Dr. Kane"
"Assuming a search and rescue is in order, they will appoint the coordinating organization"
"Incidents such as fires, search and rescues, wildlife incidents, and other events"

Usage

Inflected Forms

search and rescues (plural) searches and rescues (plural) search-and-rescue (alternative)

Synonyms

SAR

Questions

What does search and rescue mean?: An effort to save persons whose locations are not precisely known from hazardous situations.

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