Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A boat carried on a ship for use if the ship has to be abandoned.
- noun A boat used for rescue service.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A boat constructed for the special purpose of saving life at sea in stormy weather, especially in case of shipwreck.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
boat especially designed for saving the lives ofshipwrecked people.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship
Etymologies
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Examples
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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.
Sacred? To Whom? « L.E. Modesitt, Jr. – The Official Website 2010
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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.
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The idea behind Amphibian Ark was for an international effort to breed species under threat, providing a "long-term lifeboat" to ensure their survival.
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The idea behind Amphibian Ark was for an international effort to breed species under threat, providing a "long-term lifeboat" to ensure their survival.
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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.
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It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof.
Mike Ragogna: TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana: A Conversation with Thomas Dolby Mike Ragogna 2010
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It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof.
Mike Ragogna: TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana : A Conversation with Thomas Dolby Mike Ragogna 2010
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It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof.
Mike Ragogna: TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana: A Conversation with Thomas Dolby Mike Ragogna 2010
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It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof.
Mike Ragogna: TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana : A Conversation with Thomas Dolby Mike Ragogna 2010
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It's a thirties ship's lifeboat, which is powered by a wind turbine and two solar panels on the roof.
Mike Ragogna: TED, Solar Power, Windpower, and All Things Amerikana : A Conversation with Thomas Dolby Mike Ragogna 2010
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