: a sturdy buoyant boat (such as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially in saving lives at sea
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Lunde managed to escape onto a lifeboat, which drifted in the Atlantic for a week before reaching Ireland.
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Why Planning Ahead Matters The lifeboat drill emphasizes the importance of having a clear plan that accounts for market volatility.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For now, Europe is a safe harbor, not a lifeboat; but the direction of travel is clear.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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Heather Farmbrough, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
After surviving the shipwreck, Pi’s joy, humor and despair turn on a dime as his lifeboat is beset by surviving animals — a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan named Orange Juice, and our Royal Bengal tiger.
—John Wenzel, The Denver Post, 20 Mar. 2025
Why Planning Ahead Matters The lifeboat drill emphasizes the importance of having a clear plan that accounts for market volatility.
—Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
For now, Europe is a safe harbor, not a lifeboat; but the direction of travel is clear.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
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lifeboat
noun
life·boat
-ˌbōt 
: a sturdy boat (as one carried by a ship) for use in an emergency and especially for saving lives at sea
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