LIFEBOAT

lifeboat

(noun) a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lifeboat (plural lifeboats)

(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship)

(scifi) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship

Synonyms

• quarter boat, rowboat, raft

Verb

lifeboat (third-person singular simple present lifeboats, present participle lifeboating, simple past and past participle lifeboated)

To rescue; to carry to safety

Source: Wiktionary


Life"boat`, n.

Definition: A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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