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Life cars

Scope note

Watertight, usually metal, boatshaped containers hauled on a line between a wrecked vessel and the shore; used for marine rescues from 1849 until ca. 1910.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000255102

Broader Terms used

lifeboats

Equivalent Terms used

life car

Created

13yrs ago

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