lifesaving

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lifesaving - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Life-saving \Life"-sav`ing\ (l[imac]f"s[=a]v`[i^]ng), a.
     That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from
     drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.
     [1913 Webster] life-size

lifesaving - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  lifesaving
      n 1: saving the lives of drowning persons; "he took a course in
           lifesaving"