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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Rescuers with the Cannon Beach Rural Fire Protection District tried requesting a helicopter to assist in the rescue mission on Saturday, June 22, but a marine layer was covering Saddle Mountain Trail, rescue teams said in a Facebook post.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
The medical facility — already packed before the Israeli rescue mission in nearby Nuseirat — was overflowing, said Dr. Abdelkarim al-Harazin, 28, a physician working there.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 11 June 2024
In total, the rescue mission took five hours to complete, according to the LVFD.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The rescue mission plans to purchase, transport, process and store the food at its facility on Lucabaugh Mill Road in Westminster.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 24 June 2024
The medical facility — already packed before the Israeli rescue mission in nearby Nuseirat — was overflowing, said Dr. Abdelkarim al-Harazin, 28, a physician working there.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 11 June 2024
In total, the rescue mission took five hours to complete, according to the LVFD.
—Kirsty Hatcher, Peoplemag, 13 May 2024
The rescue mission plans to purchase, transport, process and store the food at its facility on Lucabaugh Mill Road in Westminster.
—Sherry Greenfield, Baltimore Sun, 29 Mar. 2024
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“Rescue mission.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rescue%20mission. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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