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plural lifeboats
(nautical) 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). quotations examples
I've got a watch that turns into a lifeboat
1971, Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith (lyrics and music), “Halo of Flies”, in Killer, performed by Alice Cooper
(science fiction) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship. examples
third-person singular simple present lifeboats, present participle lifeboating, simple past and past participle lifeboated
To rescue; to carry to safety examples