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nonrescue

nonrescue noun: failure to rescue.

Noun

nonrescue (uncountable)

  1. Failure to rescue.
    • the nonrescue of the stranded sailors

Adjective

nonrescue (not comparable)

  1. Not involved in rescues.
    • nonrescue emergency medical services

Origin of nonrescue

From non- + rescue.

Questions about nonrescue

What does nonrescue mean?
Nonrescue means failure to rescue.
What part of speech is nonrescue?
Nonrescue can be a noun or an adjective.

Words near nonrescue in the dictionary

  1. nonrequital
  2. nonresalable
  3. nonresale
  4. nonresaleable
  5. nonrescuable
  6. nonrescue
  7. nonresealable
  8. nonresearch
  9. nonresearched
  10. nonresearcher
  11. nonresearchers

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