Life-saving

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Life-saving \Life"-sav`ing\ (l[imac]f"s[=a]v`[i^]ng), a.
     That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from
     drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
     [1913 Webster] life-size

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lifesaving
       n : saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in
           lifesaving"