lifeboat
noun
a double-ended ship's boat, constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
lifeboats
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pluralof lifeboat.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The ship was equipped with 250 life jackets, two lifeboats and six inflatable rafts, Edghill said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
They lower themselves into one of the few lifeboats, leaving Jim on deck: Should he flee like a rat or wake the sleeping passengers, knowing that they, and he, cannot survive?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
“I think if you have a job, it feels like you’ve got one of the lifeboats on the Titanic, and you’re not willing to give up the seat,” Alper said.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2025
At 10:20 GMT, lifeboats in Bridlington, Cleethorpes, Mablethorpe and Skegness were deployed to support the response.
From BBC ● Mar. 11, 2025
The lifeboats had managed to get away from the ship, but not very far.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
