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lifeboat

[ lahyf-boht ]

noun

  1. 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.
  2. a similarly constructed boat used by shore-based rescue services.


lifeboat

/ ˈ±ô²¹Éª´ÚËŒ²úəʊ³Ù /

noun

  1. a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc
  2. informal.
    a fund set up by the dealers in a market to rescue any member who may become insolvent as a result of a collapse in market prices
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lifeboat1

First recorded in 1795–1805; life + boat
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Then he was saved by a lifeboat after being a victim of a shipwreck.

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A "barely conscious" man has been rescued from Loch Lomond after a lifeboat crew heard his cries for help.

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If Thames were to collapse, those members would likely be transferred to the lifeboat Pension Protection Fund, which provides lower future benefits than those promised by the original scheme.

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Once all crew had been accounted for they got into a lifeboat, with the captain being the last person to disembark.

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Thomas James Agar Robartes MP is recorded to have given £150 to the cost of a six-oared lifeboat, and railway companies transported the vessel free of charge from London to Truro.

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