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[ lahyf-boht ] / ˈlaɪfˌboʊt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lifeboat ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel. a similarly constructed boat used by shore-based rescue services. Origin of lifeboatFirst recorded in 1795–1805; life + boat Words nearby lifeboatlife annuity, life arrow, life assurance, life belt, lifeblood, lifeboat, lifeboatman, life buoy, life car, life-care, lifecast Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lifeboatA rising tide lifts all boats…but a lifeboat carrying a few, surrounded by many treading water, risks capsizing. The Big, Long, 30-Year Conservative Lie|Monica Potts|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST But the pirates sabotage the deal and make off in a lifeboat with Phillips, along with $30,000 in cash. Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST After an incredibly suspenseful standoff, the marksmen take out the pirates in the lifeboat, saving Phillips. Tom Hanks on His Riveting Oscar Moment That Ends ‘Captain Phillips’|Marlow Stern|October 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST Like when Smith and his family managed to crowd onto a lifeboat—which then failed to deploy. Abandoned Ship: New Book Details Honeymooners’ Costa Concordia Nightmare|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The Countess deftly steered the lifeboat, a resolute and unlikely vision in her ermine and pearls. The Titanic’s Haute Heroine: The Countess of Rothes|Elizabeth Kaye|April 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST The lifeboat “Leicester,” presented by Mrs. Hodges, launched at Gorleston. Chronological Retrospect of the History of Yarmouth and Neighbourhood|William Finch-Crisp To send out the lifeboat upon such a wild-goose chase would be to turn himself into a laughing-stock. Stella Fregelius|H. Rider Haggard He backed out of the big ship and consulted the charts of the lifeboat. The Pirates of Ersatz|Murray Leinster Some of that canvas will come in handy, remarked Joe, as he pulled a large piece of it from the lifeboat. Tom Fairfield at Sea|Allen Chapman And this beneficial influence of our lifeboat service travels far beyond our own shores. Battles with the Sea|R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for lifeboat
nouna boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc informal a fund set up by the dealers in a market to rescue any member who may become insolvent as a result of a collapse in market prices Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lifeboatreprieve, mercy, remission, clemency, amnesty, absolution, allowance, discharge, pardon, deferment, postponement, abatement, respite, suspension, truce, dinghy, canoe, sailboat, yacht, craft |