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lifeboat

noun

Definition of lifeboat

as in longboat

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Recent Examples of lifeboat According to a 60-page investigative dossier obtained by The Guardian, Dayana and Williams tried to board a lifeboat on the port side of Deck 4 but were unable to find space. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 Meanwhile, Schettino boarded a lifeboat and abandoned the cruise ship. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 14 July 2026 These feature deep-V hulls designed to cut through coastal chop and remain watertight and self-righting like a lifeboat. — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 29 June 2026 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. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 11 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for lifeboat

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Noun

The two were on a private longboat trip through the Limestone Islands near Krabi when the boat took a detour after an island lunch.

— Shelby Wax, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2026
Traditional-style longboats cruise the rivers while skyscrapers with rooftop bars offer stunning views of the temples at night.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of longboat

Noun

In turn, Glover said, the barge moved to give the animal a wide berth.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Jackson’s availability was curbed by red cards at Chelsea — in Bruges, a barge and shirt pull with defender Han-Beom Lee suggested those flickers of fury and confrontation still burn.

— Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

The Coast Guard reported on Friday morning that three cutters remain actively searching, and air and ocean surface searches were conducted overnight.

— Kathy Laskowski, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Royals starter Michael Wacha left a cutter in the middle of the strike zone.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

The new tender, which seeks bids from developers, would bring the total number of housing units for the E1 project to 3,401.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
The British broadcaster on Thursday launched a competitive tender for Season 16, in which producers will pitch in a bake-off-style process to refresh the iconic sci-fi series.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of tender

Noun

Still, this riverboat gambler has faith in the talent and presumed quick-healing ability.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
The next blow to Chicagoland racing came in the fall of 2014 after the state legislature passed a renewal of the impact fee levied against the area’s riverboat casinos for all of the tracks to use for purse money.

— Neil Milbert, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of riverboat

Noun

Founded in 1978, the auxiliary supports sworn officers at accidents sites and natural disasters and other emergences by providing crowd control and traffic direction.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Proceeds from the May 15 event will fund local Salvation Army programs that serve families and individuals experiencing homelessness, those suffering from chemical addiction, food pantries at the auxiliary’s Community Corps Centers and senior nutrition sites across the county.

— Rancho Santa Fe Review, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

Definition of auxiliary

Noun

The float-out marks one year since Meyer Turku began construction on the new Icon-class ship with a keel-laying ceremony.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026
The razorback, named for the prominent keel extending from its head to dorsal fin, is a bottom feeder native only to the Colorado River Basin.

— Brandon Loomis, AZCentral.com, 8 Sep. 2026

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