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How to pronounce lifeboat in American English
“lifeboat” pronunciation by American speakers
Listen to lifeboat the way American speakers say it — in real sentences from public video clips that play here, on YouTongue.
Hear “lifeboat” in: all accents · British English (75 clips)
“lifeboat” in real sentences — American speakers
45 clips in the index. Clips come from public YouTube videos — parliaments, government agencies and independent channels.
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a lifeboat someway, somehow to get home.
Smithsonian Air & Space
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ACTS AS A LIFEBOAT IF SOMETHING HAPPENS.
NASA
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Were you able to find the second lifeboat?
NTSB
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