life raft (English, noun)
expansion: life raft (plural life rafts)
Senses:
glosses: A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.
glosses: Something that provides help in a state of difficulty or despair.
tags: figuratively
Forms:
form: life rafts
tags: plural
form: liferaft
tags: alternative