makeshift raft

collocation in English

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makeshift
adjective
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/ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft/us
/ˈmeɪk.ʃɪft/
temporary and of low quality, but used because of a ...
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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 ofmakeshiftandraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This can be done by construction of amakeshiftraftor receiving outside help from the owner of a boat.
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The crew reportedly drifted at sea for three days before tying amakeshiftraftto a sea turtle which towed them to safety.
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He constructed amakeshiftraftand hid food and water provisions for his escape.
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Themakeshiftraftis shown as barely seaworthy as it rides the deep waves, while the men are rendered as broken and in utter despair.
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All crew members on themakeshiftraftlater lost their lives in the storm.
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Shortly after he stepped onto amakeshiftraftwith several passengers, the raft sank.
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However, he finally achieved his permanent liberation in 1941, by using a bag of coconuts as amakeshiftraftand riding the tide out from the island.
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Several crew members claimed they saw no sign of themakeshiftraftafter the ship had passed, and believed that it may have been dragged under by the ship's wake.
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The passengers and crew escaped in four lifeboats and amakeshiftraft, but 40-foot seas throughout the night made keeping them afloat a serious challenge.
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The ship they were on had sunk, and the crew clung to debris and made makeshift rafts to survive in the waters.
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As everyone gathered on makeshift rafts to get off the island, the wave crashed over them.
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The rest were left with makeshift rafts, or were unable to leave the ship and went down with her when she sank, four hours after the collision.
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The rest struggled to build makeshift rafts, but most were unable to leave the ship, and went down with her when she sank, four hours after the collision.
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