Usage Note
rescousse almost always appears in the fixed phrase à la rescousse ('to the rescue') — venir à la rescousse de quelqu'un means 'to come to someone's rescue'. It is rarely used outside this phrase.
Examples
"Ses amis sont venus à sa rescousse."
Natural Translation
Her friends came to her rescue.

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