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Life Raft Crossword Clue

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noun

• strong lightweight wood of the balsa tree used especially for floats

• forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts

32%4 A life-saving device used during emergencies at sea
noun

• a flat float (usually made of logs or planks) that can be used for transport or as a platform for swimmers

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a foundation (usually on soft ground) consisting of an extended layer of reinforced concrete

verb

• transport on a raft

• travel by raft in water

• make into a raft

29%10 Made buoyant again, as a life raft
verb

• To inflate or fill with air again.

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Source #Number Answer
New York Times24 Aug 1990 Down 11
New York Times12 Sep 1982 Across 6
New York Times25 Apr 1979 Down 23
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