Plural of lifeboat

regular plural

The plural of lifeboat is lifeboats.

Forms of lifeboat

Admirably, he went down with his ship after the surviving crew got away in lifeboats.From the entry admirably
We had hit the iceberg, and it was time to person the lifeboats.2007, Brian R. Brenner, Don't Throw This Away!: The Civil Engineering Life, page 40. From the entry person
These were hidden behind hinged bulwarks, inside false superstructures and false deck cargoes, or under dummy lifeboats.2005, Spencer Tucker, Priscilla Mary Roberts, World War I: Encyclopedia, ABC-Clio, →ISBN, page 956. From the entry Q-ship
Come on, folks, there's plenty of lifeboats for everybody.2006, Tracie Peterson, Summer of the Midnight Sun. From the entry titanic
School gyms and washrooms, primarily — but also lifeboats, smokestacks, and other daubable features on the superstructure of a Liberian oil tanker I sailed on for one summer.1998, Arthur Black, Black by Popular Demand: More Wit and Whimsy, page 5. From the entry daubable

noun A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
noun An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
verb To rescue; to carry to safety.

What is the plural of lifeboat?: The plural of lifeboat is lifeboats.
Is lifeboat countable?: Lifeboat is a countable noun.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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