life raft

English

noun

Definitions

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.

Etymology

Compound from English life + English raft.

Origin

English

raft

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

afterlife English
antilife English
birdlife English
counterlife English
cryolife English
cyberlife English
daylife English
dreamlife English
enliven English
fishlife English
folklife English
forelife English
half-life English
halflife English
highlife English
homelife English
lack-life English
life English
life cot English
life stance English
life-bearing English
life-changing English
life-size English
lifeaholic English
lifebar English
lifeblood English
lifeboat English
lifecare English
lifecast English
lifecasting English
lifechanging English
lifeday English
lifedraining English
lifeform English
lifeful English
lifeguard English
lifehack English
lifehacker English
lifehacking English
lifehold English
lifeless English
lifelike English
lifeline English
lifelog English
lifelogger English
lifelong English
lifelore English
lifely English
lifemanship English
lifemate English
lifen English
lifeness English
lifepath English
lifer English
liferent English
liferenter English
lifesaver English
lifesaving English
lifescape English
lifeskill English
lifesome English
lifespan English
lifespring English
lifestream English
lifestreaming English
lifestring English
lifestyle English
lifetable English
lifetaker English
lifetap English
lifetime English
lifeward English
lifeway English
lifework English
lifeworthy English
lifey English
lifie English
lively English
livish English
long-lived English
lowlife English
midlife English
minelife English
nightlife English
nonlife English
packraft English
plantlife English
pondlife English
prelife English
pro-life English
pseudolife English
quarterlifer English
raft English
raftable English
raftage English
raftless English
raftlike English
raftload English
raftman English
raftmate English
raftophilic English
raftsman English
raftswoman English
relife English
sealife English
self-life English
short-lived English
simple-lifeish English
streetlife English
swamplife English
underlife English
unlife English
wildlife English
ライフ Japanese
lif Middle English
raptr Old Norse
raft Czech
rafto Ido
lif Volapük
laip Tok Pisin
laipstori Tok Pisin
ਲਾਈਫ਼ Panjabi, Punjabi