pararescuen.
/ˈparəˌrɛskjuː/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌrɛskju/ A rescue carried out by a parachutist or parachutists. Usually attributive designating the person or group carrying out the rescue.
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1950 N.Y. Times 30 Jan. 20/2 A para-rescue crew is being held in readiness here and will be sent out at once if the ground party finds any trace of the missing transport.
1973 Maclean's July 58/3 Gathercole..told Moody to..direct..a helicopter and a Hercules with a pararescue team, piloted by Captain Neil Toby.
1997 Esquire May 88/1 Pararescue jumper John Spillane..was sure he'd just been handed his death sentence.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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