"rescue mission" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: rescue missions [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} rescue mission (plural rescue missions)
  1. (literally) A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster Tags: literally Related terms: missionary Translations (operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need): xilasetmə əməliyyatı (Azerbaijani), pelastustehtävä (Finnish), mission de sauvetage [feminine] (French), ratunkowa akcja [feminine] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-rescue_mission-en-noun-Zmk890JD Disambiguation of 'operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need': 83 17
  2. A religious mission set up (usually in poor city quarters) to rescue human 'derelicts' from a wasted life of sin, the final aim being conversion
    Sense id: en-rescue_mission-en-noun-DNJe6-8d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 75

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