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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun lifeboat has 1 sense

• lifeboat(n = noun.artifact) - a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship;
is a kind of sea boat

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THESAURUS

lifeboat

Mae West, air-sea rescue, bolt-hole, breeches buoy, buoy, coast guard, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, emergency exit, escape hatch, fire escape, inflatable slide, life belt, life buoy, life jacket, life net, life preserver, life raft, life ring, life vest, lifeguard, lifeline, lifesaver, parachute, rescuer, rubber dinghy, safety belt, sally port, savior, slide, water wings

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lifeboat

Refuge

N refuge, sanctuary, retreat, fastness, acropolis, keep, last resort, ward, prison, asylum, ark, home, refuge for the destitute, almshouse, hiding place, sanctum sanctorum, roadstead, anchorage, breakwater, mole, port, haven, harbor, harbor of refuge, seaport, pier, jetty, embankment, quay, covert, cover, shelter, screen, lee wall, wing, shield, umbrella, barrier, dashboard, dasher, wall, fort, anchor, kedge, grapnel, grappling iron, sheet anchor, killick, mainstay, support, cheek, ballast, jury mast, vent-peg, safety valve, blow-off valve, safety lamp, lightning rod, lightning conductor, safety belt, airbag, seat belt, antilock brakes, antiskid tires, snow tires, means of escape, lifeboat, lifejacket, life buoy, swimming belt, cork jacket, parachute, plank, steppingstone, emergency landing, safeguard, any port in a storm, bibere venenum in auro, valet anchora virtus.

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