Lifeboat
/lˈaɪˌfboʊt/
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Definition
(noun) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
Sentence Examples
There was no room for Leonardo DiCaprio on the lifeboat.
Large ships are all equipped with a lifeboat.
CEFR Practice Quiz
They scrambled into the ____ as the large ship began to tilt dangerously in the rough and stormy seas.