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life jacket

NOUN
flotation device
Synonyms
STRONGEST
life preserver life vest
WEAK
Mae West buoy cork jacket life belt life net lifeline swimmies

Example Sentences

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"He swam, he reckons, the first two hours with a life jacket on," Bresland told national broadcaster ABC.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

"At this time, you know, the waves are massive, and I have no life jacket on. So anyway, I just keep swimming. I do breaststroke. I do freestyle. Survival backstroke."

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

State law requires those 12 and younger to wear a life jacket on a moving vessel.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

Miscellaneous items include a life jacket for dogs.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2025

And I’d be floating alone three hundred and fifteen miles from shore in a life jacket.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen