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emergency boat

American  

noun

Nautical.
  1. accident boat.


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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey said earlier that emergency boat rescue and response teams were in the city.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2023

In Valdosta, Georgia, about 80 miles northeast of Tallahassee, emergency boat crews were carrying out rescues of residents trapped in homes, according to the city's Facebook page.

From Reuters • Aug. 30, 2023

One of them found the three survivors and four bodies in an emergency boat, she said.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2022

The storm forced the closure of airports and halted emergency boat traffic over the weekend.

From The Guardian • Sep. 10, 2017

No. 1 certainly left with only 12; this was an emergency boat with a carrying capacity of 40.

From Loss of the Steamship 'Titanic' by Government, British

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