WOTD 2026-07-25: life car (en.wiktionary.org)

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(historical) A watertight boat or box, travelling on a line from a wrecked vessel to the shore, used to haul people through the waves in a rescue.

☞ Today is World Drowning Prevention Day, a United Nations observance raising awareness around the dangers of drowning and ways to prevent deaths due to drowning.

Illustration for life car

PSM V15 D201 Life car with hawser and hauling lines.jpg

A diagram of a life-car

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