lifeboat
noun /ˈlaɪfbəʊt/
/ˈlaɪfbəʊt/
- a special boat that is sent out to rescue people who are in danger at sea
enlarge image- a lifeboat crew/station
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1- The lifeboat is stationed just along the coast from here.
- The lifeboat was called out five times in the January storms.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- motor
- inshore
- offshore
- …
- get into
- man
- take to
- …
- be stationed…
- service
- crew
- station
- …
- aboard a/the lifeboat
- on board a/the lifeboat
- in a/the lifeboat
- …
- a small boat carried on a ship in order to save the people on board if the ship sinks or gets into difficulties at sea
- The crew took to the lifeboats.
- two survivors on board the lifeboat
- There was only room for ten people in the lifeboat.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- motor
- inshore
- offshore
- …
- get into
- man
- take to
- …
- be stationed…
- service
- crew
- station
- …
- aboard a/the lifeboat
- on board a/the lifeboat
- in a/the lifeboat
- …
