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WHAT DOES RNLI MEAN IN ENGLISH?

RNLI

Royal National Lifeboat Institution

The Royal National Lifeboat Institution is one of several charities that save lives at sea around the British Isles as well as on some inland waterways. Founded on 4 March 1824 as the National Institution for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck, the RNLI was incorporated under Royal Charter in 1860. It is a charity in England and Wales, Scotland and the Republic of Ireland. Queen Elizabeth II is Patron of the Institution. The RNLI operates 444 lifeboats, from 236 lifeboat stations. On average, lifeboat crews rescued 23 people a day in 2013. Most lifeboat crew members are unpaid volunteers. The busiest station consistently is Tower on the River Thames in London. RNLI Lifeguard service covers more than 200 beaches. RNLI lifeguards are paid by the appropriate town or city council, while the RNLI provides their equipment and training. The Institution operates Flood Rescue Teams nationally and internationally, the latter prepared to travel to emergencies overseas at short notice.

Definition of RNLI in the English dictionary

The definition of RNLI in the dictionary is Royal National Lifeboat Institution.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RNLI

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WORDS THAT END LIKE RNLI

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Synonyms and antonyms of RNLI in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «RNLI» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RNLI

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Translator English - Chinese

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1,325 millions of speakers

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570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

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278 millions of speakers

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270 millions of speakers

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260 millions of speakers

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220 millions of speakers

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190 millions of speakers

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180 millions of speakers

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130 millions of speakers

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85 millions of speakers

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85 millions of speakers
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RNLI
80 millions of speakers

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75 millions of speakers

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75 millions of speakers

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70 millions of speakers

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65 millions of speakers

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40 millions of speakers

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30 millions of speakers
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15 millions of speakers
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10 millions of speakers
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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RNLI»

The term «RNLI» is regularly used and occupies the 84.464 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RNLI» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about RNLI

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RNLI»

Discover the use of RNLI in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to RNLI and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Search and Rescue: Eighth Report of Session 2004-05
River Thames On 2 January 2002 the RNLI established four lifeboat stations ( Gravesend, Tower Pier, Chiswick and Teddington). This was in response to a request from the Maritime and Coastguard Agency following the "Marchioness" ...
Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport Committee, 2005
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Rescue at Sea: An International History of Lifesaving, ...
NZ EMPA 95 219 Solent, RNLI 161V98 241,242 FAB, RNLI 154* Solli 120 Suomen Meripelastusseura. Finland FAB 3, RNLI 168 South Shields 23,35,36 45.218,219 FAB 4, RNLI 168 Standard Self-Righting, RNLI Svenska Sallskapet for ...
Clayton Evans, 2003
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Lost Photographs Of The RNLI
RNLI wartime records are scarce, so photographs in this collection are of special value. The collection includes pictures of Henry Blogg, probably the most famous lifeboat man of all time, and of one of his Gold Medal-winning rescues.
Edward Wake-Walker, 2004
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The Zen of Fundraising: 89 Timeless Ideas to Strengthen and ...
This must be, they assumed, because of the nearly 2,000 lives that the RNLI saves, year after year. But it isn't so, as the RNLI has quite recently learned to its great profit. The real reason why donors support the RNLI in droves is fundamentally ...
Ken Burnett, 2011
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The Lifeboat Baronet: Launching the RNLI
Truro RNLI RNLI Ibid. 31 RNLI 36 Ibid. 37 Ibid. 38 Ibid. 39 Ibid. 6 RNLI Minute Books, 3 January 1827. 7 RNLI Minute Books, 21 June 1826, p. 124. 8 RNLI Minute Books, 1825. 9 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Trengrouse, Henry.
Janet Gleeson, 2014
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Lifeboat
The RNLI and the United States Life-Saving Service both knew proper procedures for launching and landing through surf, and while such landings were never safe, the procedures made possible landings onlookers often evaluated as  ...
John R. Stilgoe, 2003
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Experimental Analysis of Nano and Engineering Materials and ...
The ability to be able to predict changes in strength of such structures when subjected to fire would be a valuable asset to designers and operators in the future. The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is a registered charity that provides ...
E. E. Gdoutos, 2007
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Knowledge Networks: Innovation Through Communities of Practice
working order. In this sense, the RNLI is at the various lifeboat stations around the coasts and not at the headquarters or the various divisions. Managers are there for volunteers, not the other way around. Several managers underlined the fact ...
Paul M. Hildreth, Chris Kimble, 2004
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Theory and Practice of Leadership
Case Discussion Questions133 1. What do you think of the RNLI's vision in comparison with the criteria for a good vision? 2. How sustainable is the RNLI's purpose? Comment on the extent to which you believe the RNLI's purpose is shared. 4.
Roger Gill, 2011
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Education and Natural Disasters
However, it should be cautioned that these may not necessarily be representative of the nature of private sector provision as a whole, simply because data are so lacking. In the UK, The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) is one of the ...
David Smawfield, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RNLI»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term RNLI is used in the context of the following news items.
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Teenage vlogger rebuked by police and RNLI after Tower Bridge stunt
Teenage vlogger rebuked by police and RNLI after Tower Bridge stunt. Shah Faisal Shinwari – known as Carnage – apologises for jumping into Thames, saying ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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RNLI advert shows what it's like to drown.. and is so terrifying it has …
The clip is part of a water safety campaign which comes as the RNLI revealed that 163 people lost their lives at the UK coast last year. The clip has been shared ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
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RNLI release video of woman's rescue in Blackpool
The RNLI has released footage of the rescue, involving a woman stranded by the incoming tide on a sandbank at Uncle Tom's Cabin, Blackpool. The woman ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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RNLI say 'visibility improved' in search for Cork man
Baltimore RNLI said on Thursday: “A big thank you to all of our station crews for their efforts with the search over the last two days. We have seen over 20 of our ... «U.TV, Jul 15»
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RNLI called out to sinking houseboat at Newhaven
An RNLI boat was called out on Wednesday at Newhaven where it headed south after receiving a distress call from a tug which was towing two houseboats ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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Businessman leaves '£8m' Ferraris to RNLI in its most generous gift …
A businessman has bequeathed the proceeds of his “lifelong passion”, two remarkably rare Ferraris he drove for 130,000 miles around Europe, to the RNLI, ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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RNLI rescue Oxford women's boat crew
Oxford University's women's boat crew have been rescued by an RNLI lifeboat ... The eight rowers and cox were discovered by the Chiswick RNLI crew while it ... «BBC Sport, Apr 15»
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Hundreds of people will slide down one of the main roads in …
RNLI project manager Tim Robertson said: “Slipway Slide is a really unique spectacle for Brighton as riders get the chance to slide down one of the town's ... «Brighton and Hove News, Mar 15»
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Spanish tourists rescued by RNLI in Thames drama
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) said a lifeboat was launched at 1.32am to reports of people in the water near Temple Pier, on the north bank of the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Seal pup rescued by RNLI in Redcar
After more and more people came to the beach and made the young seal nervous, the RNLI volunteers thought it would be best to take the seal to their lifeboat ... «CBBC Newsround, Feb 15»

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