lifeboats

plural of lifeboat

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifeboats
Noun
  • With Jokic orchestrating at the elbow or top of the arc, cutters find seams that few (or in some cases any) other passers have the ability to exploit.
    Joel Rush, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Today there was a lot more cutters inside to righties.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 23 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Each restaurant is equipped with a kids’ menu, but there weren’t any chicken tenders and fries available.
    Essence, Essence, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Firefighting efforts include 10 engines, five water tenders and five hand crews.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • The local media loved this and similar stunts the group pulled, such as attaching wings to bicycles, attempting to fly over the river, and towing bicycles on rafts behind canoes.
    Carlton Reid, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • During the float season, rafts and tubes are available for rent and shuttles are available at Ann Morrison Park at the end of the float for transfer back to Barber Park.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Lifeboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifeboats. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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