life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
Examples of life raft in a Sentence
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In the end, Rose DeWitt Bukater, played by Kate Winslet, finds a door from the ship floating in the icy water and uses it as a life raft.
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Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
To allow the government to shut down would be yet another indication of dysfunction among House Republicans that would serve as a life raft to Democrats at a time when Biden is flailing in polls.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2024
Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Courtesy Ashley Notman Those who have been on WIC in the past describe the program as a life raft.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Carl Lamarre: No matter how deep Kanye sinks, fans will continue to throw him a life raft.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Contributor Hino Gas, a propane company headquartered in Harlingen, Texas has found a life raft in 2FuelTechnologies, a company with a history of crafting innovative dual-fuel systems for diesel engines.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But we’re left adrift in his story with only generic beats providing a life raft.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Naturally, things are aided by the participation of overqualified guest star Hugh Laurie voicing the ship's hunky cook whose life raft rescue by the second-honeymooning Homer and Marge kicks off the web of murderous suspicion and occasional flare gun murder.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
To allow the government to shut down would be yet another indication of dysfunction among House Republicans that would serve as a life raft to Democrats at a time when Biden is flailing in polls.
—The Editors, National Review, 28 Feb. 2024
Most defunct golf courses get paved over, but a number are getting transformed into ecological life rafts for wildlife, plants — and people.
—Cara Buckley, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Courtesy Ashley Notman Those who have been on WIC in the past describe the program as a life raft.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
Carl Lamarre: No matter how deep Kanye sinks, fans will continue to throw him a life raft.
—Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Contributor Hino Gas, a propane company headquartered in Harlingen, Texas has found a life raft in 2FuelTechnologies, a company with a history of crafting innovative dual-fuel systems for diesel engines.
—Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024
But we’re left adrift in his story with only generic beats providing a life raft.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Naturally, things are aided by the participation of overqualified guest star Hugh Laurie voicing the ship's hunky cook whose life raft rescue by the second-honeymooning Homer and Marge kicks off the web of murderous suspicion and occasional flare gun murder.
—Dennis Perkins, EW.com, 24 Nov. 2023
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First Known Use
1819, in the meaning defined above
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life raft
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: a raft designed for use by people forced into the water
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