life raft

Noun

Meaning

a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

Carling float bob cork balsa boat lighter boom float barge raft lifeboat pontoon buoy dinghy rowboat
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Antonyms

knife massacre injure drown

Hypernyms

raft

Related terms

lifeboat

Examples

By 1985, Burnham had wrecked Guyana, and was looking for a life raft. Source: Internet

Kevin Escoffier was plucked from his life raft at 1am local time in the Atlantic Ocean off South Africa’s Cape of Good Hope by rival skipper and compatriot Jean Le Cam. Source: Internet

Let’s hope Shurmur throws him a life raft. Source: Internet

Bennett went into a life raft and used his emergency beacon, and was later found about 30 miles from. Source: Internet

Marine emergency controls in Malin Head, Valentia and Dublin will be tracking the life raft in real time. Source: Internet

The UK’s on a disintegrating life raft, adrift in rough seas. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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