: a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
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Little wonder, then, that when the Knicks and Victor Wembanyama offered a feel-good lifeboat in the ongoing NBA Finals, so many sports fans hopped aboard.
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Crew members launched the D-class lifeboat and sped toward Limpet Bay.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Resilience doesn’t come from eliminating stress—or from throwing kids into stressful situations with no lifeboat.
—Parents, 30 May 2026
The incident triggered an emergency response, seeing the Shenzhou 20 crew return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft for safety reasons, and the uncrewed Shenzhou 22 launched to serve as a lifeboat and ride home for the Shenzhou 21 crew.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
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Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026
Crew members launched the D-class lifeboat and sped toward Limpet Bay.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
Resilience doesn’t come from eliminating stress—or from throwing kids into stressful situations with no lifeboat.
—Parents, 30 May 2026
The incident triggered an emergency response, seeing the Shenzhou 20 crew return to Earth aboard the Shenzhou 21 spacecraft for safety reasons, and the uncrewed Shenzhou 22 launched to serve as a lifeboat and ride home for the Shenzhou 21 crew.
—Andrew Jones, Space.com, 24 May 2026
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“Lifeboat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lifeboat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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lifeboat
noun
life·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a sturdy boat (as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially for saving lives at sea
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