life raft

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. 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.
  2. Something that provides help in a state of difficulty or despair.

Word forms

life raft life rafts liferaft

Etymology

From life + raft.

Related words

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