救きゅう命めい艇ていきゅうめいていMeanings1nounlifeboatA boat carried on a ship for use in emergency, or a boat used for rescuing people at sea.船ふねが沈しずみ始はじめたので、乗じょう客きゃくは救きゅう命めい艇ていに乗のり移うつった。As the ship began to sink, the passengers transferred to the lifeboats.