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lifeboat

noun

Definition of lifeboat

as in longboat

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Recent Examples of lifeboat The crew aboard the vessel that was reportedly struck in the Strait of Hormuz Monday has abandoned the ship and are currently in a lifeboat, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said in an update early Tuesday local time. — Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Money, 21 July 2026 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 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

The wreckage may have come from a schooner barge, a type of merchant vessel commonly used to transport cargo along the East Coast during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Robinson said.

— Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Alabama Jack’s rebuilt on a barge and reopened in March 1966.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of barge

Noun

Ohtani got his bat head down to a cutter from former Dodgers pitcher Dustin May on the inside corner.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
The Tampa is a 270-foot medium endurance cutter based in Portsmouth, Virginia, according to the Coast Guard.

— David Goodhue October 15, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of cutter

Noun

ElevenLabs established itself as one of the most highly valued of those startups this month with a $300 million employee tender, at a $22 billion price tag.

— Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Some carts were stacked high with metal steamers, while others held vats of boiling water to blanch tender stalks of gai lan.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of tender

Noun

But on a franchise that leads with its D, that believes in punting to win, that only needs game managers to pull out ugly, grindy victories, Lock managed to keep his younger riverboat-gambler tendencies in check.

— Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2026
Still, this riverboat gambler has faith in the talent and presumed quick-healing ability.

— Jess Bryant, New York Times, 19 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

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