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life·boat (-bōt′)

noun

  1. a strong, seaworthy boat kept in readiness on the shore for use in rescuing people in danger of drowning
  2. one of the small boats carried by a ship for use if the ship must be abandoned

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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