life raft

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noun

a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.

Origin of life raft

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby life raft

life partner, life peer, life plant, life preserver, lifer, life raft, lifesaver, life-saving, Lifesaving Service, life science, life sentence

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Example sentences from the Web for life raft

The life-raft was a big affair that Rectus and I had often examined.
A Jolly Fellowship|Frank R. Stockton
He was aboard the Olivia when the ship struck on the bar, and resolved to take a desperate chance and come ashore on a life-raft.
Larry Dexter's Great Search|Howard R. Garis
Well, it wasn't much of a life-raft, as you may well suppose, but a man in such a fix as I was will take anything he can get.
Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895|Various
"A fisherman and I helped save him from a life-raft," and he told the circumstances.
Larry Dexter's Great Search|Howard R. Garis

Two cigar-shaped steel air-cylinders with a thin connecting deck was the life-raft.
Wide Courses|James Brendan Connolly

British Dictionary definitions for life raft

life raft

noun

a raft for emergency use at sea

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单词	life raft
释义	life raft SEE SYNONYMS FOR life raft ON THESAURUS.COM noun a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea. Origin of life raft First recorded in 1810–20 Words nearby life raft life partner, life peer, life plant, life preserver, lifer, life raft, lifesaver, life-saving, Lifesaving Service, life science, life sentence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for life raft The life-raft was a big affair that Rectus and I had often examined. A Jolly Fellowship\|Frank R. Stockton He was aboard the Olivia when the ship struck on the bar, and resolved to take a desperate chance and come ashore on a life-raft. Larry Dexter's Great Search\|Howard R. Garis Well, it wasn't much of a life-raft, as you may well suppose, but a man in such a fix as I was will take anything he can get. Harper's Round Table, June 11, 1895\|Various "A fisherman and I helped save him from a life-raft," and he told the circumstances. Larry Dexter's Great Search\|Howard R. Garis Two cigar-shaped steel air-cylinders with a thin connecting deck was the life-raft. Wide Courses\|James Brendan Connolly British Dictionary definitions for life raft life raft noun a raft for emergency use at sea 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 life raft barge, boat, lifeboat, skiff, rowboat, float, pontoon, balsa, lighter
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life raft

noun

Origin of life raft

Words nearby life raft

Example sentences from the Web for life raft

British Dictionary definitions for life raft

noun

Words related to life raft