"life raft" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: life rafts [plural]
Etymology: From life + raft. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|life|raft}} life + raft Head templates: {{en-noun}} life raft (plural life rafts)
  1. A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea. Categories (topical): Watercraft Synonyms: liferaft Related terms: lifeboat Translations (inflatable raft): 救生筏 (jiùshēngfá) (Chinese Mandarin), redningsflåde [common-gender] (Danish), pelastuslautta (Finnish), canot de sauvetage [masculine] (French), Rettungsinsel [feminine] (German), Rettungsfloß [neuter] (German), 救命いかだ (kyūmei ikada) (alt: きゅうめいいかだ) (Japanese), redningsflåte [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), redningsflåte [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), спаса́тельный плот (spasátelʹnyj plot) [masculine] (Russian), livbåt [common-gender] (Swedish), filika (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-life_raft-en-noun-SiGikACU Disambiguation of Watercraft: 91 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 27 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 69 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'inflatable raft': 98 2
  2. (figuratively) Something that provides help in a state of difficulty or despair. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-life_raft-en-noun-JxJIDFo1

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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