: 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
Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Patients are being treated outdoors and doctors are requesting more health support, more medicines and additional lifesaving supplies.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 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
Here are some highlights: Vaccines are among the most lifesaving interventions in the history of humanity.
—Laura Helmuth, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Patients are being treated outdoors and doctors are requesting more health support, more medicines and additional lifesaving supplies.
—Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Lifesaving.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifesaving. Accessed 4 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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