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Life preserver   /laɪf prizˈərvər/   Listen
Life preserver

noun
1.
Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning.  Synonyms: flotation device, preserver.





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"Life preserver" Quotes from Famous Books



... occur. These stations are each provided with a ladder of sufficient length to reach from the pier to the water at low tide, with hooks at one end, by means of which it is attached firmly to the pier; a boat hook fastened to a long pole; a life preserver or float, and a coil of rope. These are merely deposited in a conspicuous place. In case of accident, any one may use them for the purpose of rescuing a person in danger of drowning, but at other times it ...
— Lights and Shadows of New York Life - or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City • James D. McCabe
... Connecticut hardware merchant of an inventive turn of mind, went to a store to buy a life preserver. He could find only imperfect ones, but they drew his attention to the study of rubber, and presently he was thinking of it by day and dreaming of it by night. Rubber became a passion with him. He felt sure some way could be found to make it firm yet flexible regardless of temperature, ...
— The Romance of Rubber • United States Rubber Company


Words linked to "Life preserver" :   cork jacket, water wings, life buoy, float, lifesaver, rescue equipment, life vest, life belt, life jacket, life ring, preserver, flotation device


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