lifeboat
English
/ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/, /ˈlaɪfˌboʊt/
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship)
- (scifi) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship
Etymology
Compound from English life + English boat.
Origin
English
boat
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aeroboat English
- afterlife English
- airboat English
- antilife English
- bareboat English
- birdlife English
- boat English
- boatable English
- boatage English
- boatbearer English
- boatbill English
- boatbuilder English
- boatbuilding English
- boater English
- boatful English
- boathook English
- boathorse English
- boathouse English
- boatie English
- boatish English
- boatkeeper English
- boatless English
- boatlet English
- boatlift English
- boatlike English
- boatload English
- boatmaker English
- boatmaking English
- boatman English
- boatmate English
- boatneck English
- boatnecked English
- boatowner English
- boatperson English
- boatside English
- boatsman English
- boatspeak English
- boatswain English
- boattail English
- boattailed English
- boatward English
- boatwoman English
- boatwright English
- boaty English
- boatyard English
- chopboat English
- counterlife English
- cryolife English
- cyberlife English
- dayboat English
- daylife English
- dreamboat English
- dreamlife English
- dredgeboat English
- eelboat English
- enliven English
- ferryboat English
- fireboat English
- fishboat English
- fishlife English
- flyboat English
- foldboat English
- folklife English
- forelife English
- gas boat English
- gunboat English
- half-life English
- halflife English
- hatchboat English
- highlife English
- homelife English
- horseboat English
- houseboat English
- iceboat English
- iceboating English
- jetboat English
- keelboat English
- lack-life English
- life English
- life cot English
- life raft English
- life stance English
- life-bearing English
- life-changing English
- life-size English
- lifeaholic English
- lifebar English
- lifeblood English
- lifeboatman English
- lifeboatsman English
- lifecare English
- lifecast English
- lifecasting English
- lifechanging English
- lifeday English
- lifedraining English
- lifeform English
- lifeful English
- lifeguard English
- lifehack English
- lifehacker English
- lifehacking English
- lifehold English
- lifeless English
- lifelike English
- lifeline English
- lifelog English
- lifelogger English
- lifelong English
- lifelore English
- lifely English
- lifemanship English
- lifemate English
- lifen English
- lifeness English
- lifepath English
- lifer English
- liferent English
- liferenter English
- lifesaver English
- lifesaving English
- lifescape English
- lifeskill English
- lifesome English
- lifespan English
- lifespring English
- lifestream English
- lifestreaming English
- lifestring English
- lifestyle English
- lifetable English
- lifetaker English
- lifetap English
- lifetime English
- lifeward English
- lifeway English
- lifework English
- lifeworthy English
- lifey English
- lifie English
- lightboat English
- lively English
- livish English
- lobsterboat English
- logboat English
- long-lived English
- longboat English
- lowlife English
- mailboat English
- man English
- midlife English
- minelife English
- motorboat English
- mudboat English
- narrowboat English
- nightlife English
- nonlife English
- paddleboat English
- pap boat English
- party boat English
- pedalboat English
- pigboat English
- plantlife English
- playboat English
- poleboat English
- policeboat English
- pondlife English
- powerboat English
- prelife English
- pro-life English
- pseudolife English
- quarterlifer English
- relife English
- riverboat English
- rowboat English
- safariboat English
- sailboat English
- sauceboat English
- seaboat English
- sealife English
- self-life English
- short-lived English
- showboat English
- shrimpboat English
- simple-lifeish English
- speedboat English
- spyboat English
- steamboat English
- stoneboat English
- streetlife English
- swamplife English
- sweepboat English
- sweepboats English
- swiftboat English
- swingboat English
- swordboat English
- towboat English
- trawlboat English
- tugboat English
- underlife English
- unlife English
- waistboat English
- waterboat English
- well-boat English
- whaleboat English
- wildlife English
- workboat English
- båt Norwegian Bokmål
- liv Norwegian Bokmål
- livbåt Norwegian Bokmål
- ライフ Japanese
- båt Norwegian Nynorsk
- liv Norwegian Nynorsk
- livbåt Norwegian Nynorsk
- bot Middle English
- lif Middle English
- बोट Hindi
- బోటు Telugu
- lif Volapük
- laip Tok Pisin
- laipstori Tok Pisin
- ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi
- bot Bislama
- man
- life
- boat
- lifey
- lifer
- lifie
- boaty
- lifen
- livish
- boater
- boatie
- relife
- lifely
- lively
- unlife
- sealife
- seaboat
- daylife
- flyboat
- iceboat
- lowlife
- prelife
- enliven
- mudboat
- lifetap
- boatlet
- airboat
- boatish
- boatage
- lifelog
- midlife
- nonlife
- pigboat
- rowboat
- boatful
- lifeful
- boatman
- logboat
- towboat
- gunboat
- lifebar
- tugboat
- lifeway
- lifeday
- spyboat
- eelboat
- dayboat
- jetboat
- boatsman
- lifeline
- highlife
- lifespan
- gas boat
- pondlife
- lifemate
- lifehold
- lifetime
- lifepath
- homelife
- lifeward
- forelife
- bareboat
- antilife
- longboat
- pro-life
- mailboat
- minelife
- cryolife
- boatless
- chopboat
- lifecare
- lifelong
- lifeness
- showboat
- aeroboat
- lifeform
- foldboat
- life cot
- poleboat
- workboat
- folklife
- lifelore
- halflife
- birdlife
- lifehack
- boatyard
- lifecast
- lifeless
- lifelike
- boatload
- boathook
- boatmate
- boatbill
- pap boat
- boatward
- boattail
- keelboat
- boatlift
- wildlife
- liferent
- boatside
- fireboat
- sailboat
- boatneck
- boatlike
- lifesome
- lifework
- fishboat
- boatable
- playboat
- fishlife
- boathorse
- hatchboat
- lightboat
- lifesaver
- powerboat
- lifescape
- lifetable
- horseboat
- underlife
- swingboat
- dreamlife
- waistboat
- boatswain
- dreamboat
- boatspeak
- nightlife
- cyberlife
- afterlife
- lack-life
- houseboat
- lifestyle
- half-life
- speedboat
- boatowner
- lifeblood
- stoneboat
- ferryboat
- swiftboat
- boathouse
- life-size
- steamboat
- sweepboat
- boatmaker
- waterboat
- plantlife
- lifeguard
- motorboat
- life raft
- trawlboat
- swamplife
- riverboat
- sauceboat
- swordboat
- boatwoman
- pedalboat
- lifetaker
- well-boat
- whaleboat
- self-life
- lifeskill
- paddleboat
- lifespring
- dredgeboat
- boatperson
- iceboating
- lifeaholic
- lifestring
- long-lived
- streetlife
- boatmaking
- narrowboat
- lifelogger
- liferenter
- lifestream
- party boat
- boattailed
- lifesaving
- shrimpboat
- boatnecked
- lifeworthy
- pseudolife
- policeboat
- safariboat
- lifehacker
- boatwright
- boatbearer
- boatkeeper
- sweepboats
- lifehacking
- lifecasting
- boatbuilder
- lifeboatman
- lobsterboat
- short-lived
- lifemanship
- life stance
- counterlife
- quarterlifer
- life-bearing
- lifedraining
- boatbuilding
- lifechanging
- lifeboatsman
- lifestreaming
- life-changing
- simple-lifeish