lifeboat
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lifeboat
- /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/ UK
- /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ US
noun lifeboats
- 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). I've got a watch that turns into a lifeboat
- An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
Similar: quarter boat, rowboat, raft
verb lifeboats · lifeboating · lifeboated
- To rescue; to carry to safety
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: raft, motorboat, skiff, boat, dinghy, salvage, canoe, rowboat, boarding, canoeing, paddling, embarkation, submarine, cutter, lifesaving, rescue
noun
Similar: quarter boat, rowboat, raft
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noun a boat to save shipwrecked people
| Español | bote salvavidas |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 구명정 gumyeongjeong, 구명보트 gumyeongboteu |
| 日本語 | 救命ボート kyūmei bōto |
| 中文 | 救生船 jiùshēngchuán, 救生艇 jiùshēngtǐng |
| Português | barco salva-vidas |
| Français | radeau de survie |
| Deutsch | Rettungsboot |
| Italiano | scialuppa |
| Русский | спаса́тельная ло́дка spasátelʹnaja lódka |
| Tiếng Việt | xuồng cứu sinh |
| العربية | قَارِب نَجَاة qārib najāh |
| עברית | סירת הצלה |
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title = {lifeboat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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