How to Pronounce "lifeboats"
word
ˈɫaɪfˌboʊts
LYFE-bohts
lˈaɪfbəʊts
LYFE-bohts
Definition
Lifeboats are small boats kept on ships to help people escape safely in an emergency, such as a shipwreck or fire.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈɫaɪfˌboʊts
British English
lˈaɪfbəʊts
Simplified Pronunciation
US
LYFE-bohts
UK
LYFE-bohts
Listen in Context
There are twenty lifeboats on the ship.
People quickly got into the lifeboats during the emergency.
Each lifeboat can carry thirty people.
The crew made sure all the lifeboats were ready before leaving the port.