In dictionaries:
lifeboat ethics
A system of ethics based on "first come, first served" or "every man for himself" rather than the fair distribution of resources.
Royal National Lifeboat Institution
the largest of the lifeboat services operating around the coasts of the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man, as well as on some inland waterways.
Severn-class lifeboat
The Severn class is the largest lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution.
Penlee lifeboat disaster
The Penlee lifeboat disaster occurred on 19 December 1981 off the coast of Cornwall, England.
47-foot Motor Lifeboat
Royal National Lifeboat Institution lifeboats
Since its inception, the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has provided lifeboats to lifeboat stations in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Watson-class lifeboat
a design of wooden lifeboat operated by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution around the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland between 1888 and 1991.
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