Meaning of LIFEBOAT
| Pronunciation: | | 'lIf`bowt
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| | Definition: | | [n] a strong sea boat designed to rescue people from a sinking ship |
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| | Definition: | | Lifeboat
Hitchcock's riveting film of human strengths and frailties under extraordinary circumstances features a story by John Steinbeck and an all-star cast including Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak and Hume Cronyn. When an Allied freighter is torpedoed by a German U-Boat, eight survivors are left to fend for themselves on a small lifeboat-until they rescue a Nazi (Slezak) from drowning. Confined to their cramped quarters, the lives and personalities of these nine strangers provide a cross-section of society and an arena of pathos, humor, tyanny and compassion. This provocative World War II drama, "a masterpiece of pictorial elegance," (Los Angeles Times) is considered a technical accomplishment by its legendary director. more details ... |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Life"boat`\ (-b[=o]t`), n.
A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the
lives of shipwrecked people.
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| | Related Terms: | | air-sea rescue, bolt-hole, breeches buoy, buoy, coast guard, cork jacket, ejection capsule, ejection seat, ejector seat, emergency exit, escape hatch, fire escape, inflatable slide, life belt, life buoy, life jacket, life net, life preserver, life raft, life ring, life vest, lifeguard, lifeline, lifesaver, Mae West, parachute, rescuer, rubber dinghy, safety belt, sally port, savior, slide, water wings |
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