rescue, deliver, redeem, ransom, reclaim, save mean to set free from confinement or danger. rescue implies freeing from imminent danger by prompt or vigorous action. rescued the crew of a sinking ship; deliver implies release usually of a person from confinement, temptation, slavery, or suffering.
legionnaire - a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) legionary. legion - a large military unit; the French Foreign Legion. France, French Republic - a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe.
Legionnairesâ disease is a severe type of pneumonia, or lung infection. Bacteria called Legionella cause this infection. The bacteria were discovered after an outbreak at a Philadelphia convention of the American Legion in 1976. Those who were affected developed a form of pneumonia that eventually became known as Legionnairesâ disease. Legionella bacteria usually thrive in warm water.