Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
rescue (verb)transitive verb
to free from confinement, danger, or evil as - save deliver
a) to take (as a prisoner) forcibly from custody
b) to recover (as a prize) by force
c) to deliver (as a place under siege) by armed force
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
rescue (noun)the saving from danger or evil
SYNONIMS:
deliverance, rescueRELATED WORDS:
ransom, recovery, redemption; extrication; defense, guard, protection, safeguard, safeguarding, security; conservation, guardianship, preservation, safekeepingto remove from danger or harm
SYNONIMS:
bail out, bring off, deliver, rescueRELATED WORDS:
salvage; emancipate, free, liberate, manumit, release; disentangle, extricate; recover