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life|boat — «LYF BOHT», noun. 1. a strong boat specially built for saving lives at sea or along a coast. 2. a boat carried on davits on a ship for use by the passengers in an emergency … Useful english dictionary
life|boat|man — «LYF BOHT muhn», noun, plural men. a member of a lifeboat s crew … Useful english dictionary
life-boat — li·fe boat s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS mar. grossa imbarcazione insommergibile impiegata nelle stazioni costiere di salvataggio {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1957. ETIMO: comp. di life 1vita e boat 1barca … Dizionario italiano
life·boat — /ˈlaıfˌboʊt/ noun, pl boats [count] : a boat used for saving people s lives; especially : a small boat that is carried on a ship and that is used for saving the lives of the passengers and crew if the ship sinks … Useful english dictionary
life boat — extra boat on a ship for saving passengers in an emergency … English contemporary dictionary
LIFE-BOAT — … Useful english dictionary
Motor life boat — The Motor Life Boat (MLB) is an integral part of a coast guard fleet, built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea. Designed to be self bailing, self righting and practically unsinkable, MLBs are used for surf rescue in heavy weather.The… … Wikipedia
Life — (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf. {Alive}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Life annuity — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Life arrow — Life Life (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS. l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body, Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
