lifesaving

adjective (lifesaving, life-saving); noun (lifesaving, uncountable)

«lifesaving» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

Lifesaving means saving or able to save someone's life, like lifesaving medicine. tree →
Lifesaving is the skill of rescuing people from drowning, taught in swimming and lifeguard classes. tree →

In the lessons

Health and safety: lifesaving skills, CPR, defibrillators; swimming badges; Surf Life Saving clubs in Australia and New Zealand. It tells the reader something can rescue people.

Examples

She learned lifesaving at the swimming pool. tree →
The defibrillator is a lifesaving machine. tree →
Vaccines are lifesaving. tree →
He got a badge in lifesaving. tree →
Learning CPR is a lifesaving skill. tree →
The lifeguards did a lifesaving rescue. tree →

Note

Also written «life-saving». Related: lifeguard, lifesaver.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «lifesaving» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«lifesaving» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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