LIFEBOAT


Meaning of LIFEBOAT in English

/ ˈlaɪfbəʊt; NAmE -boʊt/ noun

1.

a special boat that is sent out to rescue people who are in danger at sea :

a lifeboat crew / station

2.

a small boat carried on a ship in order to save the people on board if the ship sinks

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.