pararescue
English
noun
Definitions
- A military career field whose practitioners parachute into enemy territory to provide emergency medical help and to rescue fellow soldiers.
Etymology
Prefix from English rescue.
Origin
English
rescue
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- neurorescue English
- pararescueman English
- rescuable English
- rescue English
- rescuee English
- rescueless English
- rescueman English
- rescuer English
- sea rescue kit English
- rescouen Middle English
- reskyu Cebuano