inflatable raft

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inflatable
adjective
uk
/ɪnˈfleɪ.tə.bəl/us
/ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ə.bəl/
able to ...
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raft
noun
uk
/rɑːft/us
/ræft/
a flat floating structure for travelling across water, often made of pieces of wood tied roughly together and moved along with a paddle (= pole with a ...
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(Definition ofinflatableandraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is no doubt that theinflatableraftis in many cases an improvement on the lifeboat.
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Therefore, this is where theinflatableraftcomes in.
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Once one has reached the top of the stairs, he or she climbs into a specially designedinflatableraftthat seats two.
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They bought aninflatableraftto cross part of the bay, and a telescope and fishing tackle to give cover to their activities.
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They cross in aninflatableraft, only to be stopped by a giant amoeba-like creature with a single spinning eye.
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After climbing through the propeller tube, they jump overboard and into aninflatableraft.
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Cartman is rescued by the occupants of aninflatableraft.
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Thanks to the inflatable rafts which were carried, no lives were lost, but the boat went down in ten minutes.
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Will he so alter the rule as to ensure that inflatable rafts should be not only inflatable but covered inflatable rafts?
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The lake itself is used for swimming and fishing; only inflatable rafts and non-motorized boats can be used.
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Unlike the rubber inflatable rafts of the period, it was relatively immune to compromise of its buoyant chambers.
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More than 250 homes were heavily flooded and rescuers required scuba gear, inflatable rafts and amphibious vehicles to reach the most severely flooded areas.
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Kayaking and inflatable rafts and tubes add to the volume of river floaters.
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The flood waters, which were four ft (1.2 m) deep in places, stranded many in their houses, forcing them to use canoes or inflatable rafts to move to higher grounds.
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Inflatable rafts use durable, multi-layered rubberized fabrics.
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Older-style inflatable rafts that do not have a built-in inflated-floor allow the rafter to wedge in a suitably sized lilo at the bottom that provides comfortable and versatile buoyant flooring.
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