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lifeboat

[lahyf-boht] / ˈlaɪfˌboʊt /


NOUN
dinghy
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Santa's key worker was later discovered on Formby beach using thermal binoculars, while a local lifeboat quad bike team stepped in to shepherd him into some sand dunes.

From BBC

Eventually Pi offers an alternative version of what happened on that lifeboat, which Webster also stages.

From New York Times

They launched an empty replacement capsule last month to serve as a lifeboat for the crew.

From Seattle Times

Homes fell from the cliffs in 2018 and last year the lifeboat crew appealed for more sea defence materials.

From BBC

After the Endurance sank, Shackleton and the other 27 members of his crew attempted to reach land by dogsled and eventually on lifeboats they had rescued from the ship.

From Scientific American