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# lifeboat

noun (a lifeboat, lifeboats)

«lifeboat» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A strong boat kept on the coast that goes out to rescue people in danger at sea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#m1)
2. A small boat carried on a ship, used to escape if the ship sinks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#m2)

### In the lessons

In safety lessons and stories the lifeboat crew rescue swimmers and sailors in storms; in the UK and Ireland the RNLI runs lifeboats, often with volunteers. The Titanic story is famous because there were not enough lifeboats. Phrases: «launch the lifeboat», «lifeboat crew», «lifeboat station», «lifeboat drill».

### Examples

- The lifeboat rescued two fishermen in the storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x1)
- The Titanic did not have enough lifeboats for everyone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x2)
- My uncle is a volunteer on the lifeboat crew. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x3)
- We visited the lifeboat station by the harbour. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x4)
- The passengers climbed into the lifeboats. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x5)
- Every ship has a lifeboat drill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/#x6)

### Note

Countable, one word. Similar: life raft (a floating raft), lifejacket (worn to float). Do not confuse with lifeguard (a person watching swimmers on a beach or at a pool).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «lifeboat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lifeboat/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«lifeboat» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lifeboat.html) on Mova free.