Crouch had taken every precaution that was possible; practically without exception the lifebuoys and cork lifebelts had been lashed underneath the raft, the better to serve their purpose.
Thanks to thelifebuoys Underhill and the men rose quickly to the surface.
Venables crawled down again, and with the assistance of some of the crew unlashed the lifebuoys and distributed them among the company.
The raft, though rather rough, was of sufficient strength for our purpose; and even had it come to pieces, Marian had lifebuoys with which to swim.
From them also we had manufactured the lifebuoys which I have described.
Among other articles which had been put on board were a number of large nuts from the cuja-tree, with which Uncle Paul proposed forming floats or lifebuoys for each of the party.
Tommy understood his case, and looked quickly round for one of those ring-shaped lifebuoys which we are accustomed to see in our passenger steamers tied up so securely that they would in most cases of sudden emergency be utterly useless.
The lifebuoys and belts were got ready, and everything was done to facilitate the abandoning of the vessel before she should be utterly consumed.
They were now a good four hundred yards astern, while between them and the ship was a line of lifebuoys thrown with fine indiscrimination by the passengers.
Then, ordering the lascars to give way, Mostyn steered for the West Barbican, picking up the jettisoned lifebuoyson the way.
Cartridges of carbide and caps yielding a self- inflammable gas can be carried on board ship, by means of which the torches or lifebuoys may be renewed after service in a few minutes' time.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "lifebuoys" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
