life boat
Ship's escape craft
A lifeboat is a small boat carried aboard a ship for emergency evacuation if the vessel sinks or catches fire.
Coast guards and rescue services also operate lifeboats to save people in distress at sea.
Figuratively, a lifeboat is any backup plan or last resort: The severance package was a lifeboat for laid-off workers.
Also spelled as one word: lifeboat.
- rescueSave from harm
- sea rescueSaving lives at sea
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- jacketSleeved upper-body covering
- emergencySerious sudden danger
distress signal · paddle · survival · floatation · capsizing · flare gun · thermal blanket · abandon ship · nautical · davit · emergency beacon · dinghy · salvage · safety · emergency drill · oar · seafaring · first aid kit
life boatmother ship
Primary craft carrying others
flagship · ocean liner · cruise ship · aircraft carrier · capital ship
life boatsinking ship
Vessel filling with water
shipwreck · Davy Jones' locker · watery grave · Titanic · torpedo
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