rescue effort

collocation in English

meaningsofrescueandeffort

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rescue
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈres.kjuː/us
/ˈres.kjuː/
the act of helping someone out of a dangerous or ...
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effort
noun
uk
/ˈef.ət/us
/ˈef.ɚt/
physical or mental activity needed to ...
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(Definition ofrescueandeffortfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrescue effort

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Forty-one per cent of therescueeffort(defined as the total number of boats operating per day) was dedicated to terrestrial live trapping.
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When therescueeffortis over, rebuilding will have to begin, and there again we have to be able to help as much as possible.
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Ultimately, came the great news—the almost miraculous news—that this astoundingrescueeffortin mining history had been successful.
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The successful, improvisedrescueefforttook two hours.
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Having discovered that other rescue aircraft were occupied elsewhere, he took command of therescueeffort.
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Therescueeffortwas hampered by the weather, terrain, and other problems.
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Within 12 hours all survivors had been removed as therescueeffortgot underway.
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After the first tornado passed through the area, a second tornado surprised therescueeffort.
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After the storm, provincial officials coordinated therescueeffortfor missing people.
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The death is purely by accident, and although arescueeffortis mounted, his body is not recovered until the next morning.
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Therescueeffortwas costly and dangerous, and resulted in the death of one of the rescuers.
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Arescueeffortcommenced, but the carbon monoxide was stealing the air supply.
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One of the survivors was a nurse, and had started arescueeffortbefore the emergency services arrived.
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Although few sea otters were saved in therescueeffort, much knowledge was gained about how to successfully rehabilitate oiled sea otters.
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The submarine is raised after a multi-agencyrescueeffort.
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But the operation was called off before therescueeffortcould begin.
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Local people assisted the emergency services in theirrescueeffort, with one local describing the accident as horrible and serious.
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The helicopter carrier sailed with three large dock landing ships and two survey/salvage vessels, to create a sea base for therescueeffort.
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The miners' relatives were taken to the mine on the afternoon of the 25th and briefed on therescueeffort.
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Reporters who arrived in the city found themselves swept up in therescueeffort.
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