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RESCUE EQUIPMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("rescue equipment" is a kind of...):
equipment (an instrumentality needed for an undertaking or to perform a service)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rescue equipment"):
flotation device; life preserver; preserver (rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning)
chute; parachute (rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall)