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No: war material is life-saving for one's own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.
Gustav Krupp

Meaning of "life-saving" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LIFE-SAVING

life-saving play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LIFE-SAVING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Life-Saving can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LIFE-SAVING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

life-saving

Lifesaving

Lifesaving is the act involving rescue, resuscitation and first aid. It often refers to water safety and aquatic rescue however it could include ice rescue, flood and river rescue, swimming pool rescue and other emergency medical services. Lifesaving also refers to sport where lifesavers compete skills, speed and team work. Lifesaving activities specialized in oceanic environment is called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving. Those who participate in lifesaving activities as a volunteer are called lifesavers, and those who are employed to perform lifesaving activities are called lifeguards.

Definition of life-saving in the English dictionary

The first definition of life-saving in the dictionary is acting to save a person's life. Other definition of life-saving is giving help in time of need. Life-Saving is also the practice or techniques of saving people's lives.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LIFE-SAVING

life support
life table
life tenancy
life vest
life-affirming
life-and-death
life-enhancing
life-giving
life-or-death
life-saver
life-size
life-sized
life-support
life-support machine
life-support system
life-threatening
life´s work
lifeblood
lifeboat
lifeboatman

WORDS THAT END LIKE LIFE-SAVING

caving
craving
driving
energy saving
energy-saving
engraving
face-saving
flag-waving
fuel-saving
leaving
line-engraving
paving
photoengraving
raving
saving
school-leaving
shaving
space-saving
steel engraving
time-saving
weaving

Synonyms and antonyms of life-saving in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «life-saving» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LIFE-SAVING

Find out the translation of life-saving to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of life-saving from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «life-saving» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

救生的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

que salva vidas
570 millions of speakers

English

life-saving
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जीवन रक्षक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مُنْقِذٌ لِلحَيَاة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

спасательный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

salva-vida
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জীবন রক্ষাকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

de sauvetage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

menyelamatkan nyawa
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

lebensrettend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

救命の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

생명을 구해주는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hemat energi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cứu mạng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உயிரைக் காப்பாற்றும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जीवनसत्त्वे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hayat kurtarma
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

salvavita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ratowniczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

такий, що рятує життя
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

salvator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σωστικός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lewensreddende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

livräddnings–
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

livreddende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of life-saving

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE-SAVING»

The term «life-saving» is quite widely used and occupies the 32.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LIFE-SAVING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «life-saving» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «life-saving» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about life-saving

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10 QUOTES WITH «LIFE-SAVING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word life-saving.
1
Roy Blunt
I continue to be a strong believer in the life-saving importance of early detection, and I encourage everyone to be proactive about their preventive screenings.
2
Chris Hadfield
Our role is to develop techniques that allow us to provide emergency life-saving procedures to injured patients in an extreme, remote environment without the presence of a physician.
3
Otto Hahn
First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing easier for them by using our own life-saving devices on them.
4
Yusuf Hamied
I believe that life-saving, essential drugs should be freely available and the innovator should be paid a suitable royalty payment for his invention.
5
Simon Hoggart
I cannot be alone in being pretty nauseated by Red Nose Day, or at least its television manifestation. Do I think that wretchedly poor children in Africa should get food and life-saving drugs? Of course. Do I want to be hectored into contributing by celebrities who earn more in a 10-minute slot than many of these families get in a year? Nope.
6
Nancy Johnson
Millions of American families affected by debilitating diseases have new hope today after the U.S. House passed legislation to support potentially life-saving stem cell research.
7
Ban Ki-moon
As I prepare for my second term as Secretary-General, I am thinking hard about how we can meet the expectations of the millions of people who see the U.N.'s blue flag as a banner of hope. We have to continue our life-saving work in peacekeeping, human rights, development and humanitarian relief.
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Gustav Krupp
No: war material is life-saving for one's own people and whoever works and performs in these spheres can be proud of it; here enterprise as a whole finds its highest justification of existence.
9
Joseph Murray
Post-operatively the transplanted kidney functioned immediately with a dramatic improvement in the patient's renal and cardiopulmonary status. This spectacular success was a clear demonstration that organ transplantation could be life-saving.
10
Cyrus S. Poonawalla
Besides my love for horses and cars, I am passionate about making the cheapest vaccines in the world. I started making life-saving drugs when I was 22.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LIFE-SAVING»

Discover the use of life-saving in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to life-saving and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Life Saving Skills Manual: Essential Obstetric Care
The Life Saving Skills Manual accompanies the Life Saving Skills - Essential Obstetric Care and Newborn Care course, which is structured around the leading causes of maternal mortality and the delivery of basic and comprehensive emergency ...
Nynke Van Den Broek, 2006
2
Life Saving Drugs: The Elusive Magic Bullet
This book describes the discovery and development of antibacterial, anti-viral and anti-cancer drugs and highlights the colourful characters behind their inventions.
J. Mann, 2004
3
Unlocking the Mysteries of Eating Disorders: A Life-Saving ...
The book includes the widest range of professional care options available, both psychotherapeutic and medicinal, as well as preventive solutions for children who display early warning signs.
David Herzog, Debra Franko, Patti Cable, 2007
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Annual Report of the United States Life-Saving Service
This unexpended balance of $70,156.61 was carried to the surplus fund June 30, 1911. At the beginning of the fiscal year there was on hand available from the appropriation “Rebuilding and improving life-saving stations (proceeds of sales)”  ...
United States. Life-Saving Service, 1912
5
Survey of Life-saving Appliances and Arrangements: Course + ...
The requirements for emergency lighting which concern life-saving arrangements and which should be checked during surveys should be covered. The public address system and general alarm system should be tested for audibility and their ...
International Maritime Organization, 2004
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Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast
Clearly this was not an auspicious beginning to the history of the U.S. Lighthouse Service in Oregon. The U.S. Life-Saving Service had equally humble beginnings. In 1878, the first life-saving station was erected at Cape Arago. A single keeper ...
David Pinyerd, 2007
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Annual Report of the Operations of the United States ...
At the beginning of the fiscal year there was available from the appropriation “Site , Long Branch Life-Saving Station,” $13,946.24, and as there were no expenditures during the year from this appropriation, the balance on hand June 30, 1898, ...
United States. Life-Saving Service, 1899
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United States Life-Saving Service in Michigan
the USRCS and became the modern entity we know as the United States Coast Guard (USCG). The following photos document the activities and efforts of the USLSS and early Coast Guard in Michigan. The Life-Saving Service operated along ...
William D. Peterson, 2000
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Lighthouses and Life Saving Along the Connecticut and Rhode ...
Four. THE. U.S.. LIFE-SAVING. SERVICE. One of the worst gales ever to sweep the Rhode Island coast occurred in the late spring of 1909. Blowing from the west -southwest, the storm kicked up tremendous seas that sent combers rolling in on  ...
James Claflin, 2001
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Life-Saving Appliances Training Manual
2.0. Dette. kapitel. 2. 1 Ruller - hvem gør hvad 2.2 Alarmsignaler Her får du et overblik over, hvad du skal kende til og foretage dig fra det øjeblik, ulykken indtræffer, og indtil det eventuelt besluttes at forlade skibet. Det er svært at sætte sig ind i, ...
Søfartsstyrelsen, Danish Maritime Authority, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LIFE-SAVING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term life-saving is used in the context of the following news items.
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Report: Life-Saving Breast Cancer Drugs Going Untaken in Appalac …
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 20, 2015 – Nearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially ... «NBC 29 News, Jul 15»
2
New state regulations slow access to life-saving overdose drug …
Jeanne Block, a nurse working with the New Mexico Department of Health, shows a heroin user in Española how to use Narcan, or naloxone, ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
3
New rules slow access to life-saving overdose drug
Jeanne Block, a nurse working with the New Mexico Department of Health, shows a heroin user in Española how to use Narcan, or naloxone, ... «Santa Fe New Mexican, Jul 15»
4
Cancer survivor Rik urges people to become life-saving donors …
Cancer survivor Rik urges people to become life-saving donors. By Ciaranfagan | Posted: July 20, 2015. Rik with the flag which will be passed from host to host. «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
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Life-saving device installed in Oxted | Surrey Mirror
Life-saving device installed in Oxted. By Surrey Mirror | Posted: July 20, 2015. LIFE-SAVING DEVICE: Commander Chris Evans with the new defibrillator. «Surrey Mirror, Jul 15»
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Duke flies four life-saving ambulance missions in first week - BT
... ambulance missions in first week. The Duke of Cambridge flew on four life-saving missions during his first week as an air ambulance pilot. 0 ... «BT Sport, Jul 15»
7
Life saving gift from Rotary - Bexhill Observer
A potentially life-saving device has been installed in the heart of Little Common. The Rotary Club of Senlac has donated a second Public ... «Bexhill Observer, Jul 15»
8
Life-saving breast cancer drugs going untaken in Appalachia …
Nearly a third of breast cancer survivors in Appalachia are not taking the critical, potentially life-saving follow-up treatment - despite having ... «EurekAlert, Jul 15»
9
A life-saving service to fly patients to hospital - The Irish Times
The establishment of a permanent Emergency Aeromedical Support (EAS) service is a most welcome development. Operated by the Air Corps ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
10
Cambodia uses 'life-saving' rats to sniff out deadly landmines …
"These are life-saving rats," he said under rainy skies. Their work could prove vital in a country where unexploded devices, including mines and ... «The Star Online, Jul 15»

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