rescue mission
noun
plural rescue missions
1
: a city religious mission (see mission entry 1 sense 4a) providing social and spiritual assistance to the poor and needy
The nonprofit, Christian-based rescue mission has provided a variety of social services to the poor and homeless over its 55-year history.—
Janet Lavelle
Janet Lavelle
also
: the premises of a rescue mission
I used to go quite often to Charleston, West Virginia to speak in the old rescue mission … —Lee Roberson
Lee Roberson 2
: an undertaking to rescue someone or something from a dangerous or difficult situation
They kept him alive that way for more than twenty-four hours, waiting for a helicopter rescue mission that came too late.—Jamie James
Jamie JamesAfter a 12-hour rescue mission, navy personnel were able to tow the animal safely to land.—Brigit Katz
Brigit KatzExamples of rescue mission in a Sentence
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Michelle Rice, the search and rescue mission coordinator, said in the statement.
—David Chiu, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
As an example, in a search and rescue mission, whichever agency is closest – the local sheriff’s department or state Department of Public Safety or federal Border Patrol – cooperates on a very granular level with the nearest available assets to find the missing person.
—Dan Debree, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
North Pole head of security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) partners with Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans), a scruffy international bounty hunter who's on the naughty list, for an important rescue mission to save Santa in the holiday action comedy.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
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David Chiu, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
As an example, in a search and rescue mission, whichever agency is closest – the local sheriff’s department or state Department of Public Safety or federal Border Patrol – cooperates on a very granular level with the nearest available assets to find the missing person.
—Dan Debree, The Conversation, 17 Jan. 2025
The braiding works brilliantly, transporting the reader to perilous seas in the golden age of steam, and a daring and dangerous rescue mission.
—Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 3 Dec. 2024
North Pole head of security Callum Drift (Dwayne Johnson) partners with Jack O'Malley (Chris Evans), a scruffy international bounty hunter who's on the naughty list, for an important rescue mission to save Santa in the holiday action comedy.
—Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Rescue mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescue%20mission. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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