rescue
deliverance
delivery
saving | recovery or preservation from loss or danger, work is the deliverance of mankind, a surgeon's job is the saving of lives |
| search and rescue mission | a rescue mission to search for survivors and to rescue them |
| service | the performance of duties by a waiter or servant, that restaurant has excellent service |
| curb service | service provided to customers who remain in their vehicles |
| self-service | the practice of serving yourself (as in a grocery or cafeteria) |
overhaul
inspection and repair
service | periodic maintenance on a car or machine, it was time for an overhaul on the tractor |
service serving
service of process | the act of delivering a writ or summons upon someone, he accepted service of the subpoena |
| service cutback | the act of reducing service |
| rescue operation | an operation organized to free from danger or confinement |
serve
service | (sports) a stroke that puts the ball in play, his powerful serves won the game |
| service | work done by one person or group that benefits another, budget separately for goods and services |
| consulting service | service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) |
| advisory service | a consulting service in which a CPA develops findings and conclusions and recommendations that are presented to the client for consideration and decision making |
attestation service
attestation report | a consulting service in which a CPA expresses a conclusion about the reliability of a written statement that is the responsibility of someone else |
| national service | compulsory service in the military during peacetime |
| service | (law) the acts performed by an English feudal tenant for the benefit of his lord which formed the consideration for the property granted to him |
| military service | land tenure by service in the lord's army |
| knight's service | land tenure by service to the lord as a knight |
welfare work
social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
| service | employment in or work for another, he retired afteryears of service |
| public service | employment within a government system (especially in the civil service) |
sea-duty
service abroad
shipboard duty | naval service aboard a ship at sea |
servicing
service | the act of mating by male animals, the bull was worth good money in servicing fees |
extension
extension service
university extension | an educational opportunity provided by colleges and universities to people who are not enrolled as regular students |
service religious service
divine service | the act of public worship following prescribed rules, the Sunday service |
church service
church | a service conducted in a house of worship, don't be late for church |
prayer meeting
prayer service | a service at which people sing hymns and pray together |
chapel service
chapel | a service conducted in a place of worship that has its own altar, he was late for chapel |
| committal service | service committing a body to the grave, the committal service will be held next Monday |
conscription
muster
draft selective service | compulsory military service |
| service | an act of help or assistance, he did them a service |
disservice
ill service
ill turn | an act intended to help that turns out badly, he did them a disservice |
| community service | an unpaid service for the benefit of the public that is performed by lawbreakers as part (or all) of their sentence |
| community service public service | a service that is performed for the benefit of the public or its institutions |
| inter-service support | action by one military service to provide logistic (or administrative) support to another military service |
| service call | a trip made by a repairman to visit the location of something in need of service |
cable cable television
cable system
cable television service | a television system that transmits over cables |
dinner service
dinner set | a table service for serving dinner |
freight elevator
service elevator | an elevator designed for carrying freight |
frontage road
service road | a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property |
| garage service department | a repair shop where cars and trucks are serviced and repaired |
kepi
peaked cap
service cap
yachting cap | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor |
| rescue equipment | equipment used to rescue passengers in case of emergency |
service
table service | tableware consisting of a complete set of articles (silver or dishware) for use at table |
| service club | a recreational center for servicemen |
service door
service entrance
servant's entrance | an entrance intended for the use of servants or for delivery of goods and removal of refuse |
| service station | a station where gasoline and oil are sold and facilities are available for repairing or maintaining automobiles |
tea service
tea set | a set of china or silverware for serving tea |
longevity
length of service | duration of service, her longevity as a star, had unusual longevity in the company |
combat ceiling
service ceiling | altitude above which a plane cannot climb faster than a given rate |