rescue unit

collocation in English

meaningsofrescueandunit

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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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unit
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.nɪt/us
/ˈjuː.nɪt/
a single thing or a separate part of ...
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(Definition ofrescueandunitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The group is attacked by an assassin and eventually must accept that the firehouse is to be consolidated with arescueunit.
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One pumping appliance, a firerescueunitand an incident response unit reside there.
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The city has six engines, two towers and one waterrescueunit.
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Two pumping appliances, a firerescueunitand an aerial ladder platform are based there.
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The station houses a fire engine and a paramedicrescueunit.
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Some departments also might only handle light rescue and door pops, leaving the more complicated rescue and heavy rescue dedicated to a heavyrescueunit.
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The town has a volunteer fire department,rescueunitwith trained personnel, the latter being kept busy answering calls for accidents and taking the sick to the hospitals.
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Magee has 36 trained volunteer firemen, three pumpers, onerescueunitand two utility trucks.
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It developed road rescue units, which can be seen on our motorways.
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I regret that a similar figure for search and rescue units overseas is not readily available.
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Its member organizations consist of 99 rescue units, 70 accident prevention and women's divisions and 50 youth sections.
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There were a total of 20 firefighter rescue units (altogether 100 firefighters and 40 firefighter engines) rescuing the passengers.
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The department operates five pumpers and two rescue units from two fire halls.
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These include specially deputised, paid or volunteer mounted search and rescue units sent into roadless areas on horseback to locate missing people.
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Notable events during her tenure included dealing with the controversial issue of replacing shipborne helicopters for the navy and for search and rescue units.
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Other rescue units had to withdraw as night fell amid security fears.
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Mattracks are being used by various domestic and foreign government agencies, search and rescue units, maintenance and engineering crews, commercial users and recreational users.
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Rescue units were formed around the globe under the operational control of local commanders.
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