life raft
noun
: a raft usually made of wood or an inflatable material and designed for use by people forced into the water
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For Squires, the daily reunions with residents are like miniature reunions, passing like life rafts from one memory to the next.
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The museum features interactive exhibits for kids, including a rescue slide, life raft, and a mini oil platform.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Life Raft: Lisa While the captain’s under on the night of his medically urgent heartbreak, the ship’s radar picks up a floating figure at sea that could be a life raft.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Its 75 crew and passengers were ordered to abandon the vessel on life rafts and were later rescued.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Joe Sills, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
The museum features interactive exhibits for kids, including a rescue slide, life raft, and a mini oil platform.
—David Nikel, Forbes, 5 Sep. 2024
Life Raft: Lisa While the captain’s under on the night of his medically urgent heartbreak, the ship’s radar picks up a floating figure at sea that could be a life raft.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Its 75 crew and passengers were ordered to abandon the vessel on life rafts and were later rescued.
—Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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