search and rescueadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsəːtʃ (ə)n(d) ˈrɛskjuː/, U.S.

/ˌsərtʃ ən ˈrɛskju/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: search n., and conj.¹, rescue n.; search v., and conj.¹, rescue v.

Etymology: Probably partly < search n. + and conj.¹ + rescue n., and partly (in later use) < search v. + and conj.¹ + rescue v.

A. adj.

Carrying out the activity or task of searching for and providing aid to people who are in danger or distress on land or at sea; of, relating to, or involved in this. Now usually with reference to the work of specialist services formed for this purpose.Abbreviated SAR (see S n.¹ Initialisms 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [adjective] > that rescues or delivers > specific

search and rescue1891

1891 Birmingham Daily Post 29 Jan. 4/4 Search and rescue parties were promptly organised by the officials and lowered into the mine.

1944 Yank 2 June 3/2 At last somebody thought of the Siberian Huskies assigned to a nearby Army search and rescue outfit.

1977 R.A.F. News 11 May 9 (advt.) Winching a capsized yachtsman to safety on board a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue Wessex.

2019 Belfast Tel. Online (Nexis) 23 Jan. The search and rescue operation has targeted an area of 280 square miles around Alderney.

B. n.

The activity or task of searching for and providing aid to people who are in danger or distress on land or at sea; an instance of this. Usually with reference to the work of specialist services formed for this purpose.Abbreviated SAR (see S n.¹ Initialisms 1).

ΚΠ

1894 Times 25 June 9/1 A great deal of damage had been done by the explosion to the workings in the immediate vicinity of the shaft, but in spite of this the work of search and rescue was actively continued.

1947 Coast Guard Bull. (U.S. Treasury Dept.) June 376/1 Search and rescue as a military operation is an established fact. Military services among themselves attempt to provide adequate measures for search and rescue to meet their own needs.

2016 @RNLI 19 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 31 Oct. 2019) The Shannon all-weather lifeboat gives the Hoy crew a speedy advantage on a search and rescue.

2019 Irish Times (Nexis) 31 Oct. 13 States are failing to relay distress information to civilian vessels that could engage in search and rescue.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	search and rescue
释义	search and rescueadj.n. Brit. /ˌsəːtʃ (ə)n(d) ˈrɛskjuː/, U.S. /ˌsərtʃ ən ˈrɛskju/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: search n., and conj.¹, rescue n.; search v., and conj.¹, rescue v. Etymology: Probably partly < search n. + and conj.¹ + rescue n., and partly (in later use) < search v. + and conj.¹ + rescue v. A. adj. Carrying out the activity or task of searching for and providing aid to people who are in danger or distress on land or at sea; of, relating to, or involved in this. Now usually with reference to the work of specialist services formed for this purpose.Abbreviated SAR (see S n.¹ Initialisms 1). ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > rescue or deliverance > [adjective] > that rescues or delivers > specific search and rescue1891 1891 Birmingham Daily Post 29 Jan. 4/4 Search and rescue parties were promptly organised by the officials and lowered into the mine. 1944 Yank 2 June 3/2 At last somebody thought of the Siberian Huskies assigned to a nearby Army search and rescue outfit. 1977 R.A.F. News 11 May 9 (advt.) Winching a capsized yachtsman to safety on board a Royal Air Force search-and-rescue Wessex. 2019 Belfast Tel. Online (Nexis) 23 Jan. The search and rescue operation has targeted an area of 280 square miles around Alderney. B. n. The activity or task of searching for and providing aid to people who are in danger or distress on land or at sea; an instance of this. Usually with reference to the work of specialist services formed for this purpose.Abbreviated SAR (see S n.¹ Initialisms 1). ΚΠ 1894 Times 25 June 9/1 A great deal of damage had been done by the explosion to the workings in the immediate vicinity of the shaft, but in spite of this the work of search and rescue was actively continued. 1947 Coast Guard Bull. (U.S. Treasury Dept.) June 376/1 Search and rescue as a military operation is an established fact. Military services among themselves attempt to provide adequate measures for search and rescue to meet their own needs. 2016 @RNLI 19 Oct. in twitter.com (accessed 31 Oct. 2019) The Shannon all-weather lifeboat gives the Hoy crew a speedy advantage on a search and rescue. 2019 Irish Times (Nexis) 31 Oct. 13 States are failing to relay distress information to civilian vessels that could engage in search and rescue. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1891
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