lifeboat
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The meaning (definition) of the word lifeboat
a small boat for rescuing people from a sinking ship
The word lifeboat used in a sentence
“The lifeboat carried people safely away from the big ship.”
The plural of the word lifeboat
lifeboats
How the word lifeboat is said around the world
| French | canot de sauvetage (kah-NOH duh sohv-TAHZH) |
| Spanish | bote salvavidas (BOH-tay sahl-vah-VEE-thahs) |
| Mandarin | 救生艇 (jyoh shuhng teeng) |
| Hindi | जीवन नौका (GYEE-vuhn NAW-kah) |
| Arabic | قارب نجاة (KAH-rahb NAH-jah) |
| Russian | спасательная шлюпка (spah-SAH-tyeel-nu-yah SHLYOOP-kah) |
| Portuguese (EU) | bote salva-vidas (BAW-ti SAHL-vuh-vee-duhsh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | bote salva-vidas (BAW-chew SOW-va-vee-das) |
| Japanese | 救命ボート (kyuumaybohtoh) |
| German | Rettungsboot (RE-tuungs-boht) |
| Urdu | لائف بوٹ (lyf boot) |
| Punjabi | ਲਾਈਫਬੋਟ (LY-puh-boht) |
| Korean | 구명정 (GOOM-yung-jung) |
| Hebrew | סִירַת הַצָלָה (SEEY-raht hah-TSAH-lah) |
| Greek | ναυαγοσωστική λέμβος (nah-vah-ghoh-sohs-tee-KYEE LAYM-vohs) |
| Dutch | reddingsboot (re-dingz-BOHT) |
| Tagalog | lifeboat (lee-fuh-BOH-aht) |
| Vietnamese | xuồng cứu sinh (SOO-uhng KEE-urw seeny) |
| Turkish | cankurtaran botu (jahn-kuur-tah-RAHN boh-TUU) |
| Persian | قایق نجات (KAH-yayk NAY-jaht) |
| Polish | łódź ratunkowa (wooch rah-toong-KAW-vah) |
| Ukrainian | рятувальний шлюп (ryah-too-VAHLY-niy shlyoop) |
| Bengali | লাইফবোট (LY-faw-boht) |
| Swedish | livbåt (LIV-boht) |
| Italian | scialuppa di salvataggio (shah-LOO-pah di sahl-vah-TAH-joh) |
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