/ Dictionary / Index L life car: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: life' car" Pronunciation: [key] a watertight container used in marine rescue operations, suspended from a hawser and hauled back and forth between a stranded or wrecked vessel and the shore. Also called Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. life buoy life-care Related Content Daily Word Quiz: digression Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language