Definition of "recovery position" []

• The position, which helpers will typically put an unconscious person into, of lying on the floor three-quarters prone, on one's side; this position maximises the likelihood of the person's airway remaining open. (noun)

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• "A few minutes before ten, the Harwich Force arrived at the recovery position thirty miles north of Norderney."
• "Tyrwhitt signaled his ships to turn west and steam for the recovery position off Norderney."