rescue mission

English

Noun

rescue mission (plural rescue missions)

1. (literally) A mission, operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need, as after a disaster
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

Related terms

• missionary

Translations

operation to reach and rescue people in urgent need

• Azerbaijani: xilasetmə əməliyyatı
• Finnish: pelastustehtävä
• French: mission de sauvetage f
• Polish: ratunkowa akcja f