rescue squad

collocation in English

meaningsofrescueandsquad

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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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squad
noun[C, + sing/pl verb]
uk
/skwɒd/us
/skwɑːd/
a small group of people trained to work together as ...
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(Definition ofrescueandsquadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not know what the aircraftrescuesquadwas or where it existed.
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The men in thisrescuesquadwere marvellous.
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Launching a coastguard search andrescuesquadcosts £3,500 an hour and launching a lifeboat costs about £1,000.
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I understand that this gentleman was connected with the airrescuesquad.
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It was said that an hour and forty minutes elapsed from the time of the crash to the time when the first ambulance andrescuesquadwere on the ground.
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A volunteerrescuesquadprovides 911 ambulance service to the community.
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And in addition, therescuesquadwas now missing.
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In addition to providing a security force and fire/rescuesquad, the island also maintains its own bridges, roads, paths, parks, and beach access routes.
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Sporadically, funeral home hearses, which had been the common mode of transport, were being replaced by fire department,rescuesquadand private ambulances.
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The police come, along with a spiky-haired female medical examiner, and therescuesquad, to retrieve the body.
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In an attempt to save them, he talks to therescuesquadpresent and asks them why they aren't rescuing the band.
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The group went to the city and received $500 to start therescuesquad.
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Upon hearing of the quake, it immediately sent a 43-memberrescuesquad.
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They called the police and a 119rescuesquadaround 2:14 p.m.
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Today, the building houses the village's municipal offices, police department, andrescuesquad.
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Rescuesquadmembers have black helmets with alternating black and white sections on the dome.
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The company operates one heavyrescuesquad, one rescue-engine, three basic life support ambulances, and a swiftwater rescue team.
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The station also has onerescuesquadto facilitate vehicle extrication as well as to assist in fire grounds operations, search-and-rescue, and technical rescue.
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In 1967, a fire company was begun and combined with therescuesquadto form one company in 1968.
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