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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All of these were rescued uninjured from a life raft, the report added.
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
Some of those who boarded the life rafts have since been rescued, but a search is continuing for those still missing, the statement said.
CNN has reached out to the Falkland Islands government to clarify the number of dead and missing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Once the Pac-12 imploded on Aug. 4, 2023, with four universities headed to the Big Ten and four more to the Big 12, the Bay Area schools became desperate for a life raft.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Upon reaching the sailboat, rescuers observed that its life raft had been launched.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
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Becca Longmire, Peoplemag, 6 Aug. 2024
Some of those who boarded the life rafts have since been rescued, but a search is continuing for those still missing, the statement said.
CNN has reached out to the Falkland Islands government to clarify the number of dead and missing.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 24 July 2024
Once the Pac-12 imploded on Aug. 4, 2023, with four universities headed to the Big Ten and four more to the Big 12, the Bay Area schools became desperate for a life raft.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2024
Upon reaching the sailboat, rescuers observed that its life raft had been launched.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 26 July 2024
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“Life raft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/life%20raft. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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