lifesaving

nounB2+Occasional — familiar, but not everyday · #11,462 of 15,258leans written

Lifesaving is the skills of rescuing somebody from drowning. A lifesaving award, lifesaving training, a lifesaving club.

The first rule taught is reach or throw rather than go, because a drowning person will pull a rescuer under without meaning to. It is also a competitive sport in Australia and Britain, with races over the skills themselves.

Definitions of lifesaving

1nounlifesavingThe skills of rescuing somebody from drowning.B2+
“She took a course in lifesaving before starting her summer job at the pool.”

lifesaving is a skill.

Where it comes from

Life plus saving, from the nineteenth-century societies formed to rescue people from water.

From life + saving.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Swimming & Diving

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lifesaving in the wild

The most common use of surfskis is in surf lifesaving competitions and downwind paddling.
Surf ski
As the sport of lifesaving began to develop out of the lifesaving movement, surfski paddling became one of the hallmark events of being a fit, competent lifeguard.
Surf ski
RLSSA provides courses in water safety, lifesaving and resuscitation.
Royal Life Saving Society Australia
Lifesaving activities specialized in an oceanic environment are called surf lifesaving or coastal lifesaving.
Lifesaving
The ILS World Life Saving Championships are the world championships for lifesaving sport events.
World Life Saving Championships

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