life-saving
adjective/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
/ˈlaɪf seɪvɪŋ/
[usually before noun]- that is going to save somebody’s life
- a life-saving heart operation
Oxford Collocations DictionaryLife-saving is used with these nouns:- equipment
- operation
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