lifeboat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/ (General-American)
- /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leyp- Proto-Germanic *lībanąder. Proto-Germanic *lībą Proto-West Germanic *līb Old English līf Middle English lyf English life Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰóydos Proto-Germanic *baitaz Proto-West Germanic *bait Old English bāt Middle English bot English boat English lifeboat From life + boat.
Meanings
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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).
In a corner of the churchyard, where old headstones mark the graves of many mariners, is a striking white statue of a lifeboatman, erected as a memorial to three members of the local lifeboat crew who lost their lives in 1916 while trying to reach a ship in distress.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 322, about Port Eynon:I've got a watch that turns into a lifeboat
1971, Alice Cooper, Glen Buxton, Michael Bruce, Dennis Dunaway, Neal Smith, “Halo of Flies”, in Killer, performed by Alice Cooper:
- An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lifeboats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
LEM lifeboat · lifeboat ethics · lifeboatsman · lunar lifeboat · lifeboatism · lifeboatman · LM lifeboat
Synonyms
raft · rowboat · quarter boat
Translations (36)
gd bàta-sàbhalaidh (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · nl reddingsboot (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ko 구명보트 (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ar قَارِب نَجَاةَ (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · fr radeau de survie (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ru спаса́тельная ло́дка (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · th เรือชูชีพ (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · nb livbåt (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · hu mentőcsónak (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · bg спасителна лодка (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ja 救命ボート (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · he סירת הצלה (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · sh čamac za spasavanje (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · gd bàta-teasairginn (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · nrf baté d'sauvetage (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ca bot salvavides (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · es bote salvavidas (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · cmn 救生船 (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · sv livbåt (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · mi poti kārewa (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · pt barco salva-vidas (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · cmn 救生艇 (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · sh чамац за спасавање (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · is björgunarbátur (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · cs záchranný člun (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · nn livbåt (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · mi poti whakaora (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · fi pelastusvene (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · it scialuppa (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · pl łódź ratunkowa (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · lv glābšanas laivas (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · vi xuồng cứu sinh (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · ko 구명정 (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · id sekoci (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · gu જીવાહોડી (a boat to save shipwrecked people) · de Rettungsboot (a boat to save shipwrecked people)