Life-boat
[lahyf-boht] /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
noun
1.
a double-ended ship’s , constructed, mounted, and provisioned so as to be readily able to rescue and maintain persons from a sinking vessel.
2.
a similarly constructed used by shore-based rescue services.
/ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/
noun
1.
a boat, propelled by oars or a motor, used for rescuing people at sea, escaping from a sinking ship, etc
2.
(informal) a fund set up by the dealers in a market to rescue any member who may become insolvent as a result of a collapse in market prices
also lifeboat, 1801 (the thing itself attested by 1785), from life (n.) + boat.
noun
A pardon from a prison or other sentence; a retrial (1940s+ Underworld)
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- Life-car
noun 1. a watertight container used in marine rescue operations, suspended from a hawser and hauled back and forth between a stranded or wrecked vessel and the shore.
- Life-care
[lahyf-kair] /ˈlaɪfˌkɛər/ adjective 1. designed to provide for the basic needs of elderly residents, usually in return for an initial fee and monthly service payments: a life-care facility; life-care communities.
- Lifecast
[lahyf-kast ‐kahst] /ˈlaɪfˌkæst ‐ˌkɑst/ verb (used with or without object), lifecast or lifecasted, lifecasting. Also, lifestream 1. to broadcast live video of (one’s daily activities) over the Internet, as with a portable Webcam. noun 2. a live video of one’s daily activities, broadcast over the Internet: A lot of people are obsessed with following her […]