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.
legionnaires disease is a serious type of lung infection or pneumonia it is caused by bacteria called legionella the bacteria and the disease were named following an outbreak of the infection at a philadelphia convention of the american legion in 1976the bacteria usually grow best in warm wateregionnaires disease is a serious type of lung infection or pneumonia it is caused by bacteria called legionella the bacteria and the disease were named following an outbreak of the infection at a philadelphia convention of the american legion in 1976