lifeboat

== English == === Etymology === From life +‎ boat. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ === Noun === lifeboat (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). (science fiction) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship. ==== Synonyms ==== quarter boat, rowboat, raft ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === lifeboat (third-person singular simple present lifeboats, present participle lifeboating, simple past and past participle lifeboated) To rescue; to carry to safety