ALL meanings of lifeboat
life·boat
L l - noun lifeboat A specially constructed boat launched from land to rescue people in distress at sea. 1
- noun lifeboat 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. 1
- noun lifeboat a similarly constructed boat used by shore-based rescue services. 1
- noun lifeboat boat stored on a ship 1
- noun lifeboat boat used by rescue service 1
- noun lifeboat A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people. 0
- countable noun lifeboat A lifeboat is a medium-sized boat that is sent out from a port or harbour in order to rescue people who are in danger at sea. 0
- countable noun lifeboat A lifeboat is a small boat that is carried on a ship, which people on the ship use to escape when the ship is in danger of sinking. 0
- noun lifeboat a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc 0
- noun lifeboat 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 0
- noun lifeboat a strong, seaworthy boat kept in readiness on the shore for use in rescuing people in danger of drowning 0
- noun lifeboat one of the small boats carried by a ship for use if the ship must be abandoned 0