Definition of "lifeboats" []

• Plural form of lifeboat. (noun)

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• "In 1986, local fishermen came to the rescue of 154 Sri Lankans found floating off in lifeboats off the coast of Newfoundland."
• "I suppose the cannibalism practiced by the survivors of that Andes plane crash or by so many maritimers in lifeboats and on desert islands might at least be candidates for justification."
• "From the confirmed-urban-myths file: as the Titanic sank, women and children really were saved first, and first-class passengers were much more likely to score spots in lifeboats than those in second and third class."