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a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned or when a plane is downed at sea.[1810-20]
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life raft — life rafts also life raft N COUNT A life raft is a small rubber boat carried on an aircraft or large boat which can be filled with air and used in an emergency … English dictionary
life raft — life′ raft n. naut. navig. a raft, often inflatable, for use in emergencies, as when a ship must be abandoned • Etymology: 1810–20 … From formal English to slang
life raft — ► NOUN ▪ an inflatable raft for use in an emergency at sea … English terms dictionary
life raft — n. a small raft, now usually inflatable, for use as an emergency craft at sea … English World dictionary
life raft — n a small rubber boat that can be filled with air and used by passengers on a sinking ship … Dictionary of contemporary English
life raft — life ,raft noun count a small rubber boat used for saving people whose boat is sinking … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
life raft — noun a raft to use if a ship must be abandoned in an emergency • Syn: ↑Carling float • Hypernyms: ↑raft * * * noun : a very buoyant raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed to be used by people forced into the water (as… … Useful english dictionary
life raft — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms life raft : singular life raft plural life rafts a small rubber boat used for saving people whose boat is sinking … English dictionary
life-raft — see life raft … English dictionary
life raft — /ˈlaɪf raft/ (say luyf rahft) noun a raft, either inflatable or made of buoyant material, carried by a ship for use in emergencies at sea. Also, liferaft …
life raft — noun Date: 1819 a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water … New Collegiate Dictionary
