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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Lifeboat

/(līf"bōt`)/ · Life·boat · IPA /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
01 n. A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.
  1. 1.
    A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people.