About The Word Life-preserver

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Life-preserver

Life-preserver Meaning & Definition
Life-preserver Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Life-preserver?

[n] rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning

Synonyms | Synonyms for Life-preserver: flotation device | preserver

Related Terms | Find terms related to Life-preserver: aegis | arm guard | backstop | balsa | balsa raft | bob | boom | breeches buoy | buffer | bulwark | bumper | buoy | Carling float | contraceptive | copyright | cork | cork jacket | crash helmet | cushion | dashboard | dodger | ejection capsule | ejection seat | ejector seat | face mask | fender | finger guard | float | foot guard | fuse | goggles | governor | guard | guardrail | hand guard | handrail | hard hat | helmet | insulation | interlock | knee guard | knuckle guard | laminated glass | life belt | life buoy | life jacket | life net | life raft | life ring | life vest | lifeboat | lifeline | lightning conductor | lightning rod | Mae West | mask | mudguard | nose guard | pad | padding | palladium | parachute | patent | pilot | pontoon | preventive | prophylactic | protective clothing | protective umbrella | raft | rubber dinghy | safeguard | safety | safety belt | safety glass | safety plug | safety rail | safety shoes | safety switch | safety valve | screen | seat belt | shield | shin guard | sun helmet | surfboard | umbrella | water wings | windscreen | windshield

See Also | cork jacket | life belt | life buoy | life jacket | life ring | life vest | lifesaver | rescue equipment | water wings

Life-preserver In Webster's Dictionary

\Life"-pre*serv`er\ (l[imac]f"pr[-e]*z[~e]rv`[~e]r), n. An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the body while in the water. -- {Life"-pre*serv`ing}, a.

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