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life net





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But the day his testimony ended, he sent one of his attorneys scuttling off to court to prepare a legal life net to jump into.

From Time Magazine Archive

A daring young man, he dived for an A.M.G. life net, later sported a U.S. uniform while his old pals were marched off to jail.

From Time Magazine Archive

Just before he reached the springy life net he straightened out and came down feet first, bouncing up, and down like a rubber ball.

From Joe Strong on the Trapeze or The Daring Feats of a Young Circus Performer by Barnum, Vance

All fire departments should have a life net; dropping into a life-net is not so hazardous as sliding down a rope when one is ignorant of the proper way to do it.

From Guide to Hotel Housekeeping by Palmer, Mary E.

They may all take hold of the edges of the blanket and extend it as firemen do the life net.

From The Corner House Girls on a Houseboat How they sailed away, what happened on the voyage, and what was discovered by Hill, Grace Brooks




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