lifeboat
noun
life·boat
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Definition of lifeboat
: a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
Examples of lifeboat in a Sentence
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Carman was rescued from a lifeboat eight days after the sinking. — Dave Altimari, courant.com, "Judge hears final arguments in case of the sinking of Nathan Carman’s boat," 4 Sep. 2019 Market volatility is neither a surprise nor a reason to head for the lifeboats. — James D. Schultz For Cnn Business Perspectives, CNN, "Trump's trade war with China will be worth the fight," 15 Aug. 2019 The following day, they were rescued from a broken lifeboat by the keepers of the Margaret Brock Reef Lighthouse. — Fox News, "Deadly 102-year-old shipwreck discovered," 18 June 2019 Just two hours later, the ship cracked in half and sunk to the bottom of the sea, leaving 1,500 people who could not find refuge in a lifeboat to die of hypothermia. — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, "The Titanic Is Being Reclaimed by the Sea," 22 Aug. 2019 Crisp’s and Blair’s characters go down with the ship, while Hindley’s grabs a seat in a lifeboat garbed as a woman. — Tom Titus, Daily Pilot, "On Theater: A ‘Titanic’ hit musical at the Attic Community Theatre," 12 Aug. 2019 Whilst manager Paul Lambert was polishing the brass on the Titanic, Shaqiri was angling an escape on a Liverpool lifeboat, and deservedly so. — SI.com, "Xherdan Shaqiri: From Relegation to Champions League Winner in 4 Short Premier League Years," 11 Aug. 2019 In Walter Lord's book about the Titanic and in investigative hearings after its 1912 sinking, it's documented that White appointed herself as a signalman for lifeboat 8, waving her walking stick about. — Jennifer Mcdermott, courant.com, "Milford family sells Titanic survivor’s light-up cane for $62,500 at auction," 22 July 2019 The fire on the Grimaldi Grande America started in a container on the vessel’s deck, according to the company, and spread quickly to vehicles on board, forcing the crew to flee in a single lifeboat. — Costas Paris, WSJ, "Ship Operators Raise Alarms Over String of Vessel Fires," 24 Mar. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lifeboat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for lifeboat
lifeboat
noun
English Language Learners Definition of lifeboat
: a boat used for saving people's lives
especially
: a small boat that is carried on a ship and that is used for saving the lives of the passengers and crew if the ship sinks
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lifeboat
noun
life·boat
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Kids Definition of lifeboat
: a sturdy boat (as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency
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