life raft
Meanings
noun
- A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.
- Something that provides help in a state of difficulty or despair.
Word forms
Etymology
From life + raft.
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