lifeboat
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- noun
- /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
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bote salvavidas
- The crew quickly loaded the passengers into the lifeboat as the ship began to sink.
- lifeboats on ships
And you're like, well, I think I better start swimming, right, rather than just simply cling to the lifeboat.
- And you're like, well, I think I better start swimming, right, rather than just simply cling to the lifeboat.
- And now is the time to give that lifeboat a a mighty shove into the water, like some great liner rolling down the slipways of the Clyde.
- And they said, hey, free Titanic lifeboat giveaways if and you can use them in your podcast studio.
Examples
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Corrie bought supplies for the voyage, and the crew used the lifeboat to ferry back and forth from the ship.
Academic text (2009) -
Man the lifeboats, women and children first!
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Why on earth would she get into the lifeboat without us?
Fiction book (1991) -
Contact me from the bridge when the last lifeboat is loaded.
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I was alone in a lifeboat... drifting across the Pacific Ocean.
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There had been no lifeboat drill until then, no practice, no warnings, no preparation.
Fiction book (1991) -
He's headed for the lifeboat.
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First order of business, as with all cruises, was the lifeboat drill.
Academic text (2005) -
At 1:55 A.M., they were the last real lifeboat to leave the Titanic.
Fiction book (1991) -
Man the lifeboats!
Synonyms
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A small inflatable boat used to escape from a sinking ship
A strong boat made to go through heavy waves to save people
An emergency raft on a ship for people to use if they must leave at sea
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Etymology
Lifeboat joins the words life ('living') and boat ('small ship'), so it is a boat meant to save people's lives. That's why a lifeboat is kept on ships or at the shore to rescue people in danger at sea.