A usually inflatable raft carried aboard a ship or airplane, used to save lives in case the vessel has to be abandoned in an emergency on the sea.
A small flat-bottomed open boat with a pointed bow and square stern.
Any of various types of boats small enough for sailing or rowing by one person.
A light, fleeting shower of rain or snow, or gust of wind, etc.
A (typically light) dusting of snow or ice (or dust, etc) (on ground, water, trees, etc).
An act of slightly pruning tea bushes, placing new leaves at a convenient height without removing much woody growth.
To fall lightly or briefly, and lightly cover the ground (etc).
To navigate in a skiff.
To cut (a tea bush) to maintain the plucking table.