# lifeboat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈlaɪfˌbəʊt/ · frequency rank #22,726

## Definitions
1. 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).
2. An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.

## Etymology
From life + boat.

## Common misspellings (11)
`ilfeboat`, `lfieboat`, `liefboat`, `lifbeoat`, `lifebaot`, `lifebboat`, `lifeboatt`, `lifebota`, `lifeobat`, `liffeboat`, `llifeboat`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/lifeboat