a watertight container used in marine rescue operations, suspended from a hawser and hauled back and forth between a stranded or wrecked vessel and the shore. Also called ark, safety car .
[ 1850-55, Amer. ]
LIFE CAR
Meaning of LIFE CAR in English
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012