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life raft
a raft for emergency use at sea
life raft [′līf ‚raft]
(naval architecture)
A very buoyant raft designed to be used by people forced into the water; made of a metal tube covered with wood or canvas, of balsa wood, or of rubber which may be automatically inflated.
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Mr Griffin, one of two members of the extreme-right party elected to the European Parliament last month, said occupants of sunk boats could be given life rafts to get back to Africa.
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Cowley rescued all 22 of the fishermen on Sunday, pulling them from life rafts and the icy waters of the Grand Banks, about 400 kilometers (250 miles) east of St.
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