Added 10 October 2026 lifesaving noun Categories: ActionsRare Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about lifesaving at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Saving the lives of drowning persons. he took a course in lifesaving Origin From life + saving. From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA) Related Words: life-savingrescuingrescuesavingsurvivalbailoutbail-outlifeguardvitalsalvagelifeboatsar Back to today's word