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Something that comes to one's aid at a critical moment
Answer for the clue "Something that comes to one's aid at a critical moment ", 9 letters:
lifesaver
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Word definitions for lifesaver in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents [syn: lifeguard ] a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material [syn: life buoy , life belt , life ring ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Someone or something that saves lives.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ The company's day care service has been a lifesaver for many parents. ▪ The seat belt is the biggest single lifesaver in cars. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Another lifesaver , BobWestcott, remained on duty at the station, but ...
Usage examples of lifesaver.
Everyone at the table groaned and predicted dire results from the mixing of champagne and milk, but Sarah knew a lifesaver when she saw one, and she wasn’t about to turn it down.
He's clever and wonderful, he's been a lifesaver, a shoulder to cry on, Bob Cohn couldn't be nicer, but-gee whiz, Norm, did you really think of me as one of those old bags who screw boys?
Peterson popped a butter-rum Lifesaver into his mouth, savored it, and then said to Carrera, 'So it's decided.
Peterson finished his cognac and, incredibly, took a roll of butter-rum Lifesavers from his pocket.
You're not protected by limited liability like you are with a corporation, state regulations on these partnership forms you're wide open, the firm's liable means you're liable, insurance protection's like throwing your drowning sailor a lifesaver, a firm with two hundred lawyers at five or six thousand a head there's over a million in premiums right there.