| 单词 | surf lifesaving |
| 释义 | > as lemmassurf lifesaving surf lifesaving n. chiefly Australian and New Zealand the action or process of saving a person from drowning in the surf; the skills and activities of a surf lifesaver; chiefly attributive.Frequently with reference to the activities of volunteer lifesaving organizations such as Surf Life Saving Australia, members of which patrol beaches acting as lifeguards and also take part in competitive demonstrations of lifesaving skills. ΚΠ 1878 Newcastle Courant 6 Sept. 5/1 Chief amongst those [experiments] exhibited were a buoy..and a surf life-saving apparatus. 1907 Sydney Morning Herald 7 Oct. 11/4 Coogee surf life-saving brigade. 1968 W. Warwick Surfriding in N.Z. 1 It is difficult to imagine how closely it was once associated with the surf lifesaving movement. 1998 Traveller Mag. 28 Feb. 43/4 Australia has named its team for the upcoming surf lifesaving championships in South Africa. < as lemmas |
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