: a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
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The nearest vessel was 60 minutes away, and the men inflated the lifeboat.
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Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The 32 crew members boarded two lifeboats and were towed to shore by a fishing boat.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
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Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
The 32 crew members boarded two lifeboats and were towed to shore by a fishing boat.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 13 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for lifeboat
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lifeboat
noun
life·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a sturdy boat (as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially for saving lives at sea
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