Search And Rescue Terminology

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea

verb a word that expresses an action, occurrence, or state of being

adverb a word that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb, typically answering questions such as how, when, where, or to what extent

preposition a word that shows the relationship between a noun (or pronoun) and other words in a sentence

• It is important to keep the target in sight at all times during the experiment.
• Make sure to keep your friend in sight while we explore the park.
• Hey, don't lose sight of your goal, keep it in sight!
• Even in the darkest times, we must keep hope in sight to persevere.

verb to detect or track down by or as if by using the sense of smell

• The detective was able to sniff out the culprit in no time.
• I can always count on my dog to sniff out the best hiding spots during hide and seek.
• I heard that the new employee can sniff out a good deal from a mile away.
• She has a keen ability to sniff out the truth in any situation.

noun A type of drone that is lifted and propelled by four rotors

• The quadcopter hovered steadily in the air, capturing stunning aerial footage.
• I love flying my quadcopter around the park on weekends.
• Check out my new quadcopter, it's so cool!
• Her mind was like a quadcopter, darting from one idea to the next with precision and speed.

noun a noun is a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'rescue' is a noun referring to the act of saving someone from a dangerous or distressing situation.

• The mountain rescue team was called in to help locate the missing hikers.
• We were so grateful for the mountain rescue crew who saved us when we got lost on our hike.
• The mountain rescue guys are real heroes, always risking their lives to save others.
• She felt like she needed a mountain rescue to help her out of the difficult situation she was in.

noun a method of descending a vertical surface by sliding down a rope

verb to descend a vertical surface by sliding down a rope

• The experienced climbers decided to abseil down the cliff face to reach the bottom safely.
• We're going to abseil down the rock wall this weekend, it's going to be so much fun!
• I can't believe he actually abseiled off the bridge just for a dare.
• She had to mentally abseil down from her high expectations and accept the reality of the situation.