escapeboat
nounUK /ɪˈskeɪp bəʊt/
US /ɪˈskeɪp boʊt/
A small boat you use to get away from a sinking ship or a dangerous place.
The sailors climbed into the escapeboat before the big ship went under the water.
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2. A boat kept ready so people can quickly leave a place during an emergency.
The island keeps an escapeboat tied to the dock in case of a storm.
3. A boat used by someone trying to get away from trouble or capture.
The thief rowed an escapeboat across the river to lose the police.
4. Any small craft that serves as a way out of an isolated or trapped location.
They used an old escapeboat to leave the flooded village.