life raft

Noun

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.

Japanese Meaning

救命いかだ - 船や飛行機に搭載され、海上で緊急時に船舶から避難する際に命を守るために使用される、通常は空気で膨らませるいかだ

When the storm capsized their boat, the crew inflated the life raft and clung to it until rescue arrived.

嵐で船が転覆したとき、乗組員は救命いかだを膨らませ、救助が来るまでそれにしがみついた。

Sense（1）

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.

life rafts

（ plural ）