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 also called legionellosis is a lung infection a form of pneumonia which can be fatal caused by the legionella bacterium the name legionnaires disease emerged in 1976 in july there was an outbreak of pneumonia among delegates at a convention of the american legion in philadelphias legionnaires disease signs and symptoms are often mild it is likely that the real number of infections is considerably higher than the reported ones legionnaires disease may be hard to diagnose at first because its signs and symptoms may be very similar to other forms of pneumonia