Lifeboat

Word LIFEBOAT
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Hyphenation life boat
Pronunciations /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/

Definitions and meanings of "Lifeboat"

What do we mean by lifeboat?

A boat carried on a ship for use if the ship has to be abandoned. noun

A boat used for rescue service. noun

A boat constructed for the special purpose of saving life at sea in stormy weather, especially in case of shipwreck. noun

A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people. noun

A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people. noun

A strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship noun

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)

An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship

Synonyms and Antonyms for Lifeboat

The word "lifeboat" in example sentences

The one person who you must NOT toss out of the overcrowded lifeboat is the navigator, the fellow who knows where the boat is relative to the nearest seaports and shipping lanes. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like Ronald Reagan, their lifeboat is finding some plutocrat who will give them crumbs in exchange for endless diatribes re how the rich DESERVE to be rich. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The idea behind Amphibian Ark was for an international effort to breed species under threat, providing a "long-term lifeboat" to ensure their survival. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The $4.9 billion budget Sims proposed last month put a number of programs into a metaphorical "lifeboat" -- meaning they would be funded indefinitely for six months, with their long-term survival contingent whether the Legislature will authorize their funding. ❋ Unknown (2008)

It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof. ❋ Mike Ragogna (2010)

In hindsight it was prudent to pay up for a seat, especially since the cost of a lifeboat was a rounding error to a passenger's wealth. ❋ Drew Mason (2010)

Members of pension plans transferred to the lifeboat, which is funded by a levy on all 7,800 U.K. pension plans, aren't automatically entitled to their full pension. ❋ Unknown (2009)

CHRIS VOSS, CEO, THE BLACK SWAN GROUP: Well, what we're learning about this is obviously still evolving, but there's a possibility that what they did with the ship the other day, yesterday, with the boat approaching the lifeboat was a bit of a probe. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The lifeboat has been a place where lots are drawn to decide who will eat and who will be eaten. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Ship was close, the lifeboat was a sitting duck waiting to be hosed down with 100s of rounds once the captain jumped in the water and was out of the line of fire. ❋ Ann Althouse (2009)

Because we're sinkin 'down, and the lifeboat is your safest place ❋ Unknown (2009)

This too would be a premature conclusion: Dealing with a gang of pirates who have hijacked a lifeboat is a considerably lesser challenge than dealing with a gang of lunatics who have hijacked a whole country. ❋ Unknown (2009)

"We pulled our boat over to the lifeboat from the Norwegian ship previously sunk, and a dozen hours later were picked up by a British steamer. ❋ Kelly Miller (1901)

But the lifeboat was a refuge as temporary as it-was treacherous. ❋ MacLean, Alistair, 1922- (1985)

Now that he thought about it, a lifeboat was a better place to stow a weapon, down in with some old gear nobody would want. ❋ Benford, Gregory, 1941- (1984)

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