Lifeboat Definition

līfbōt
lifeboats
noun
A strong, seaworthy boat kept in readiness on shore for use in rescuing people in danger of drowning.
Webster's New World
One of the small boats carried by a ship for use if the ship must be abandoned.
Webster's New World
A boat used for rescue service.
American Heritage

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

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Noun

Singular:
lifeboat
Plural:
lifeboats

Origin of Lifeboat

Lifeboat Sentence Examples

  • The Lifeboat College is a unique and stunning landmark building of the highest quality.

  • A number of the lifeboat crew suffered minor injuries.

  • A buoy is attached to the forward port lifeboat davit.

  • The low and dangerous coasts, off which the seas are generally very shallow, are efficiently served by a series of lifeboat stations.

  • In 1885 a serious disaster befell the islanders, a lifeboat which went to take provisions to a ship in the offing was lost with all hands - fifteen men - and only four adult males were left on the island.

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Words Starting With L and Ending With T

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With L8 Letter Words Ending With T